Dangerous Dogs Act Enquiry

Alison Green made this Freedom of Information request to Hackney Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Alison Green

25 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you concerning the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as
amended, legislation and request the following information.

1) What number of dogs have been seized by the council dog wardens
between 01/01/08 and 01/01/09 under section 1 of Dangerous Dogs Act
1991?

2) What number of those dogs has gone on to be added to the index
of exempted dogs?

3) What number of those dogs has been ordered to be destroyed by
court order?

4) What number of those dogs has been signed over for destruction
by the dogs owner?

5) How many dogs held as stray dogs by your council have been
identified as "pit bull type" and destroyed due to no owner coming
forward between
01/01/08 and 01/01/09 ?

6) How many dogs held as potential pit bull types have died or been
destroyed as a result of unknown cause, illness or behavioural
issues while in your care (if reason known please give details)
between
01/01/08 and 01/01/09 ?

Yours faithfully,

Alison Green

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From: Reaz Khedarun
Hackney Borough Council

25 March 2009

Dear Ms Green

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - request for information.

I acknowledge your request for information received on 25 March 2009.

Your request is being considered and you will receive a full response to
your request, within the statutory timescale of 20 working days (from
the day after the request is received) as defined by the Freedom of
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Yours sincerely

Reaz Khedarun
Corporate Information Governance Officer

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From: Wendy Alogba
Hackney Borough Council

16 April 2009


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Our Ref: LBH47167-09

Dear Alison Green,

Re: Freedom of Information Request - Dangerous Dogs Act Enquiry

Thank you for your email sent on the 25th of March 2009 with regards to
the above subject matter.

Please see attached response from our Animal Wardern, Mr. Tumer Hassan.

I hope you are satisfied with his response, however if you are
dissatisfied with his response and wish to appeal, please write to the
Information Governance Team, Appeals, 6-15 Florfield Road, Hackney
London E8 1DTand your complaint will be dealt with through our Internal
Review procedure.

If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner. He can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700

Thank you.

Wendy Alogba
Senior Administrative Officer
Environmental Health and Consumer Protection
Neighbourhoods and Regeneration
81 Downham Road,
London N1 5TR
Tel 020 8356 4903; Fax: 020 8356 4916

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