Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

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Private
Amanda Dunckley
Email:
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Our Reference 09/218

Date 30^th March 2009

Dear Ms Dunckley

Thank you for your request for information dated 30^th March 2009 relating
to dangerous dogs. This request will be dealt with under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances Avon and Somerset Constabulary may be unable
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Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

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contain a link to additional information, which may provide
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to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy attached).

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Dear Ms Dunckley

I apologise that you are yet to receive a response to your request. It
is being worked on and we will be in touch again as soon as we are able.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Officer

Corporate Information Management Department

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Corporate Information Management Department

Force Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road,

Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ

Facsimile 01275 814667

Private
Ms A Dunckley
[email address]
Our Reference 09/218
Your reference
Date 30 June 2009
Dear Ms Dunckley

I write in connection with your request for information dated 30^th March
concerning the dangerous dogs act 1991. I would firstly like to apologise
for the delay in responding to your request.

Your request for information has now been considered and I am unable to
supply the information you have requested:

1. How many dogs have been seized by Avon and Somerset police force
under Section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act in each year from 2000
to 2008?

Where exemptions are relied upon, Section 17 of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 requires Avon and Somerset Constabulary, when refusing to provide
such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the
applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the
exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be
apparent) why the exemption applies.

No central record is held in relation to the number of dogs seized under
section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act. Therefore in order to provide you
with a response in relation to this part of your request, consultation
between many separate departments, districts and officers would need to be
undertaken in order to collate the required information. The cost of
providing you with the information is above the amount to which we are
legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the
information exceeds the "appropriate level" as stated in the Freedom of
Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It is estimated
that it would cost at least £450 to comply with your request.

In accordance with the Act, this letter represents a Refusal Notice for
this part of your request.

2) How many prosecutions under Section One and Section Three of the
Dangerous Dogs Act did your police force proceed with in 2007 and 2008?

Prosecutions under section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act:

No central record is held in relation to the number of prosecutions under
section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act. Therefore in order to provide you
with a response in relation to this part of your request, consultation
between many separate departments and officers would need to be undertaken
in order to collate the required information. The cost of providing you
with the information is above the amount to which we are legally required
to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information
exceeds the "appropriate level" as stated in the Freedom of Information
(Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It is estimated that it
would cost at least £450 to comply with your request.

In accordance with the Act, this letter represents a Refusal Notice for
this part of your request.

Prosecutions under section three of the Dangerous Dogs Act:

This information is not held by the constabulary, as prosecutions under
section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act are dealt with by the Crown
Prosecution Service.

3) 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?

This information is not recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
therefore no information is held.

4) How many applications have been made to the magistrates court
under section 4b of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the last three years?
those 4b applications, how many resulted in destruction orders and how
many resulted of in registration onto the Index of Exempted Dogs?

This information is not recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
therefore no information is held.

5) How many dogs are currently held by your police force under
Section One and Section Three of the Dangerous Dogs Act?

This information is not recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
therefore no information is held.

6) What number of dogs seized under Section One of the Dangerous
Dogs Act over the last three years, have been destroyed or have died
whilst in police custody, due to illness, injury or disease?

This information is not recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary,
therefore no information is held.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer
Corporate Information Management Department

Please note:

1. Requests and responses may be published on Avon and Somerset
Constabulary's website (within 24 hours), some of which may
contain a link to additional information, which may provide
you with further clarification.
2. Whilst we may verbally discuss your request with you in order
to seek clarification, all other communication should be made
in writing.
3. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides you with the right to
request a re-examination of your case under its review
procedure (copy enclosed).

<<A&S Appeals Procedure - E-Mail.doc>>