Dear Madam,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Request for Information: Information Supplied

Please quote our reference: E3666.

Subject: Dangerous dogs.

We write with regard to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The information requested is:

How many dogs have been seized by the council under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act in each year from 2000 to 2008?

32

How many prosecutions under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act did the council proceed with in 2007 and 2008?

5

How many dogs have been seized under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act so far this year (2009)? Of those seized, how many have been signed over for destruction by their owners?

3 and 0 - please note statistics for March are not yet available

How many applications have been made to the magistrates court under section 4b of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the last three years?

6

Of those 4b applications, how many resulted in destruction orders and how many resulted in registration onto the Index of Exempted Dogs?

No destruction orders and 6 placed on the register.

How many dogs are currently held under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act by Newham Borough Council?

2

How many dogs have been handed over to Newham Borough Council dog wardens as dogs prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act -illegally owned pit bull terrier types?

None

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Yours Faithfully

Information Governance

Newham Council

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