Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Amanda Dunckley made this Freedom of Information request to North Warwickshire Borough Council

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From: Amanda Dunckley

26 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 Warwickshire Borough Council?

6) How many dogs have been handed over by their owners to
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire Council
in each year stated?

8) How are Warwickshire 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: Harris, Sue
North Warwickshire Borough Council

27 May 2009

Dear Ms Dunckley

With reference to your Freedom of Information Request listed below.

The answer to questions 1-7 are all zero. The answer to question 8 is
from reading materials including DEFRA guidance and from induction
training.

If you have any complaints about the information supplied, you should
write to:

The Assistant Chief Executive & Solicitor to the Council
North Warwickshire Borough Council
The Council House
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1DE

If that fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction, you
have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Yours sincerely

Robert Beggs
Policy Support Manager
Tele: 01827 719238
Email to: [North Warwickshire Borough Council request email]

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