A conference of Tandridge District Council on Thursday (February 9) heard that officers were preparing a report for its social work committee, which members would be consulting with the area’s MP Claire Coutinho to talk about future actions. Ms Johnston, 28, passed away on January 12 at Gravelly Hill and 8 dogs took on the day stay in cops custody.
At a conference simply days after the attack, the social work committee said the council might promote brand-new laws around the guideline of expert dog walking, along with steps it already has in location. At Thursday’s conference, Councillor Michael Cooper (Conservative, Harestone) raised extra steps he believed might be generated.
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Some, such as needing expert dog walkers to have actually gone through some sort of training, are already in location at the district council, with the conference chair validating they need to be signed up with the association of expert dog walkers. Cllr Cooper likewise said: “Perhaps expert dog walkers might be released with an armband, which they would be needed to use when out walking a pack of dogs.”
He said homeowners were “naturally worried” something comparable might take place once again, and likewise said pertinent signs required to be put up to ensure everybody understood the regultions when in locations of council land. The conference spoken with Cllr David Lee (Liberal Democrat, Whyteleafe) that at the time of the Janaury committee, coucnillors did not wish to “leap to any conclusions” offered the attack had actually taken place simply a couple of days in the past.
He said: “The proof wasn’t in, we didn’t precisely at that time what had actually taken place on that day and we didn’t wish to leap to any conclusions and concern any rash choices about what we could, as a council, do or not do.” The next conference of the social work committee will happen on Thursday, March 9. Ms Johnston’s inquest is scheduled for June 29.
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