Dog wardens

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Dear Havering Borough Council,
1a. For each year from 2005/6 to 2018/19 could you please tell me the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens you employ?
For the same time period:
1b. If the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other staff could you please let me know how many staff undertake dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in whole time equivalents (w.t.e.) that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.
1c. If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this function via a contract with an external provider could you please let me know how many staff are employed by the external provider on dog warden duties and what proportion of their time is committed to the dog warden's role?

2. For each year from 2005/6 to 2018/19 how many Commercial Breeding Establishments are there for dogs? (Commercial Breeding Establishments defined as 5 or more litters per year).

Yours faithfully,

H. Guite

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Dear H Guite

 

Access to Information Request - AIR17941C

 

I refer to your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Your request has been considered and the
information held by Environment Services is as follows:

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Question 1|For each year from 2005/6 to 2018/19 could you please tell me|
| |the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens|
| |you employ? |
| | |
| |For the same time period: |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response |We currently do not employ any staff directly as this is |
| |managed by contract. We do not hold historical records to be |
| |able to answer the question for previous years. |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question 2|If the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other |
| |staff could you please let me know how many staff undertake |
| |dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in whole |
| |time equivalents (w.t.e.) that they roughly spend on the dog |
| |warden's role. |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response |N/A |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question 3|If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this|
| |function via a contract with an external provider could you |
| |please let me know how many staff are employed by the |
| |external provider on dog warden duties and what proportion of|
| |their time is committed to the dog warden's role? |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response |We do not hold information internally as to the dog wardens |
| |contract arrangement’s with their own staffing. |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Question 4|For each year from 2005/6 to 2018/19 how many Commercial |
| |Breeding Establishments are there for dogs? (Commercial |
| |Breeding Establishments defined as 5 or more litters per |
| |year). |
|----------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
|Response |2018-19 = 4 |
| | |
| |2017-18 = 4 |
| | |
| |2016-17 = 3 |
| | |
| |We do not hold records prior to 2016/17 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

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