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Cabinet had before it a report
* from the Head of People, Performance & Waste and Environment
and Enforcement Manager recommending the commencement of
statutory procedures (including consultation) to vary by order the
Mid Devon (Public Spaces Protection) (Dog Control) Order 2024 and
to delegate authority to decide whether to make the order of
variation after consultation has taken place.
 
RESOLVED
that:
 

On
being satisfied that the statutory grounds for varying the Mid
Devon (Public Spaces Protection) (Dog Control) Order 2024
(“the Dog Control PSPO”) were met, as detailed in the
report, to allow officers to commence statutory consultation for
the following:

 
 

The
Dog Control PSPO be varied by including the prohibition that dogs
were excluded from the area known as the recreation ground
Silverton (as shown on the plan at Appendix 1). To grant Delegated
Authority to the Director of Legal, People & Governance
(Monitoring Officer) to draft the necessary order varying the Dog
Control PSPO that could then go out to consultation.

 

Delegated authority be given to the Operations Manager for
Street Scene and Open Spaces, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Service Delivery and Continuous Improvement etc.
to:

·        
Consider the responses to the necessary
consultation, publicity and notification

·        
Decide whether to refer the matter back to Cabinet
for a decision or to decide in the light of the responses received
whether to make the Variation Order and to authorise the Director
of Legal, People and Governance (Monitoring Officer) to seal the
order

·        
Authorise, if it is considered appropriate, the
Director of Legal, People and Governance (Monitoring Officer) to
make any minor amendments to the draft of the variation order prior
to sealing the variation order.
 

A
general delegation be made to the Cabinet Member for Service
Delivery and Continuous Improvement to decide any further future
variations to the Dog Control PSPO proposed by the Operations
Manager for Street Scene and Open Spaces following the necessary
statutory consultation, publicity and notification requirements for
future PSPOs.
Delegation be given to the Director of Legal, People and
Governance (Monitoring Officer) to make orders of variation,
following decisions from the Cabinet Member for Service Delivery
and Continuous Improvement.

 
Notes:

(i)           
*Report previously circulated

(ii)         
Cllr J Wright declared a personal interest as he was
a member of Silverton Parish Council.