Tree preservation

Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-129

Version Date: 24/02/2022

Since January 2016 to date:

1. How many complaints have been received by the police in relation to damage/removal of tree/s protected by a Tree Preservation Order

2. How many investigations have been carried out into damage/removal of tree/s protected by a Tree Preservation Order

3. How many prosecutions have there been of crimes related to damage/removal of tree/s protected by a Tree Preservation Order

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:

We have searched our incident databases for the keywords *tree* , *TPO* and then reviewed the incidents to find any that referred to removal of a protected tree.

Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s) are dealt with by Dorset Council and not the Police, therefore we cannot answer Q2&3.

Year	Incidents
2016	3
2017	5
2018	0
2019	0
2020	0
2021	5