Written Question · S4W-05956 · Session 4
How many (a) investigations have been carried out, (b) control notices have been issued and (c) authorised officers have been employed by e…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) investigations have been carried out, (b) control notices have been issued and (c) authorised officers have been employed by each local authority since the commencement of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010.
The answer
Individual local authorities have provided information in the following table that provides a breakdown of the number of investigations carried out by each local authority, the number of authorised officers employed by each authority, and the number of 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 5 March 2012.
Local Authority
Number of Dog Control Notices Served
Number of Investigations
Number of Authorised Officers Appointed (Employed (from within Existing Budgets)
Aberdeen City Council
4
207
2
Aberdeenshire Council
3
89
3
Angus Council
0
27
1
Argyll and Bute Council
7
28
9
Clackmannanshire Council
0
30
1
Dumfries and Galloway Council
2
24
3
Dundee City Council
0
5
1
East Ayrshire Council
8
24
6
East Dunbartonshire Council
10
24
18
East Lothian Council
12
14
2
East Renfrewshire Council
0
1
2
(officers to be formally
appointed April 2012)
Edinburgh City Council
0
32
11
Falkirk Council
0
33
2
Fife Council
10
55
4
Glasgow City Council
1
12
28
Highland Council
2
16
3
Inverclyde Council
0
0
1
Midlothian Council
1
24
2
Moray Council
0
36
2
North Ayrshire Council
1
29
3
North Lanarkshire Council
0
6
3
Orkney Council
0
3
5
Perth and Kinross Council
0
40
2
Renfrewshire Council
0
36
1
Scottish Borders Council
4
16
2
Shetland Islands Council
4
32
3
South Ayrshire Council
0
3
2
South Lanarkshire Council
0
43
35
Stirling Council
1
19
2
West Dunbartonshire Council
0
41
3
West Lothian Council
22
164
2
Western Isles Council
0
1
1
Total
92
1114
165
Local Authority
Number of Dog Control Notices Served
Number of Investigations
Number of Authorised Officers Appointed (Employed (from within Existing Budgets)
Aberdeen City Council
4
207
2
Aberdeenshire Council
3
89
3
Angus Council
0
27
1
Argyll and Bute Council
7
28
9
Clackmannanshire Council
0
30
1
Dumfries and Galloway Council
2
24
3
Dundee City Council
0
5
1
East Ayrshire Council
8
24
6
East Dunbartonshire Council
10
24
18
East Lothian Council
12
14
2
East Renfrewshire Council
0
1
2
(officers to be formally
appointed April 2012)
Edinburgh City Council
0
32
11
Falkirk Council
0
33
2
Fife Council
10
55
4
Glasgow City Council
1
12
28
Highland Council
2
16
3
Inverclyde Council
0
0
1
Midlothian Council
1
24
2
Moray Council
0
36
2
North Ayrshire Council
1
29
3
North Lanarkshire Council
0
6
3
Orkney Council
0
3
5
Perth and Kinross Council
0
40
2
Renfrewshire Council
0
36
1
Scottish Borders Council
4
16
2
Shetland Islands Council
4
32
3
South Ayrshire Council
0
3
2
South Lanarkshire Council
0
43
35
Stirling Council
1
19
2
West Dunbartonshire Council
0
41
3
West Lothian Council
22
164
2
Western Isles Council
0
1
1
Total
92
1114
165
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-05956 by reference.