Zoo inspection reports

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Dear North Ayrshire Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to zoos within your local authority area.

Zoos are defined by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 as “an establishment where wild animals are kept for exhibition to the public otherwise than for the purposes of a circus and otherwise than in a pet shop”.

Please could you provide the following documents in relation to all zoos within your jurisdiction:

1. The most recent inspection report
2. The most recent stocklist
3. Any mortality lists and/or post-mortem results that may be available.

If applicable, please also provide:

4. Details of instances where a zoo licence has been revoked or an application for licence renewal has been refused, within the last six years.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone. My contact details can be found below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wilding

North Ayrshire Council

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Zoo inspection reports

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Dear North Ayrshire Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to zoos within your local authority area.

Zoos are defined by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 as “an establishment where wild animals are kept for exhibition to the public otherwise than for the purposes of a circus and otherwise than in a pet shop”.

Please could you provide the following documents in relation to all zoos within your jurisdiction:

1. The most recent inspection report

2. The most recent stocklist

3. Any mortality lists and/or post-mortem results that may be available.

If applicable, please also provide:

4. Details of instances where a zoo licence has been revoked or an application for licence renewal has been refused, within the last six years.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone. My contact details can be found below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wilding

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Dear Mark Wilding

Thank you for your email dated 25 September 2020.

Announcement

With  the ongoing impact of the Covid -19 virus and the pressure on us all
to
provide vital public services, North Ayrshire Council is continuing to
adhere
to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) legislation. As
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North Ayrshire Council continue to follow the advice from the Scottish
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Dear Mark Wilding

Thank you for your request for information dated 25 September 2020 which
was received by North Ayrshire Council on 25 September 2020.

We have now completed our research for the information and the responses
to your questions are contained in the attached documents.

Your right to seek a review.

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Ayrshire
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party.

Yours sincerely

Judith McGibney

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

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