Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Amanda Dunckley made this Freedom of Information request to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

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From: Amanda Dunckley

22 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you concerning the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as
amended, legislation.

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

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

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?

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

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

6) How many dogs have been handed over by their owners to Trafford
Borough Council dog wardens as dogs prohibited under the Dangerous
Dogs Act - illegally owned pit bull terrier types?

7) How many dogs held as stray dogs by your council have been
identified as "pit bull type" during 2007, 2008 and so far this
year 2009? Of those stray dogs identified by council dog wardens as
prohibited types-what number were destroyed by Trafford Borough
Council in each year stated?

8) How are Trafford Borough Council dog wardens trained to identify
prohibited types of dogs as defined by the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
legislation?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Dunckley

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From: Data Protection
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

11 May 2009

Dear Ms Dunckley

I refer to your request below. I can give you the following information.

1. The number of dogs seized by Trafford Council under section 1 of
the Dangerous Dogs Act (the Act) in each year from 2000 to 2008 is none.

2. The number of prosecutions under section 1 of the Act during
2007 and 2008 is none.

3. The number of dogs seized under the Act so far this year is
none.

4. No applications have been made to the Magistrates Court under
section 4b of the Act.

5. Trafford Council currently holds no dogs under section 1 of the
Act

6. No dogs have been handed over by their owners to Trafford
Council dog wardens as dogs prohibited under the Act .

7. No dogs were held as strays by Trafford Council during the years
stated.

8. The Trafford dog warden service is contracted out,
identification of prohibited types of dogs is a matter for the Police.

Please let me know if you require any further information.

Yours sincerely

Nick Evans
Corporate Information Officer
Trafford Council
Office address:
Legal Services
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Stretford
M32 0TH

Office phone number: 0161 912 1324
Office fax number: 0161 912 4294

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