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Written Question · S4W-03742 · Session 4

How many (a) investigations have been carried out and (b) dog control notices have been issued since the commencement of the Control of Dog…

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 31 Oct 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) investigations have been carried out and (b) dog control notices have been issued since the commencement of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, broken down by local authority.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 Nov 2011 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

Individual local authorities have provided information in the following table that provides a breakdown of the number of investigations carried out and Dog Control Notices served by each local authority since the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force on 26 February 2011. The information is current up to 4 November 2011.
Local Authority
Number of Dog Control Notices Served
Number of Investigations
Aberdeen City Council
2
159
Aberdeenshire Council
2
51
Angus Council
0
25
Argyll and Bute Council
4
11
Clackmannanshire Council
0
25
Dumfries and Galloway Council
1
12
Dundee City Council
0
2
East Ayrshire Council
8
17
East Dunbartonshire Council
6
17
East Lothian Council
10
11
East Renfrewshire Council
0
1
Edinburgh City Council
0
2
Falkirk Council
0
3
Fife Council
5
25
Glasgow City Council
0
7
Highland Council
2
6
Inverclyde Council
0
0
Midlothian Council
0
8
Moray Council
0
20
North Ayrshire Council
1
15
North Lanarkshire Council
0
11
Orkney Council
0
2
Perth and Kinross Council
0
36
Renfrewshire Council
0
26
Scottish Borders Council
2
12
Shetland Islands Council
3
4
South Ayrshire Council
0
1
South Lanarkshire Council
0
25
Stirling Council
1
18
West Dunbartonshire Council
0
23
West Lothian Council
20
117
Western Isles Council
0
1
Total
67
693

In the Official Report

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