Thames Valley Police
Headquarters
Chief Constable Francis Habgood QPM
Oxford Road
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 2NX
Ms A Green
Telephone: 101
Direct dial: 01865 542051
Email
: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx
Our ref:
HQ/PA/002709/17
Your ref:
16 November 2017
Dear Ms Green
I write in response to the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
submitted on 25 September 2017. Thames Valley Police has now considered this
request, which for clarity, has been repeated below:
Request
Response
Please supply figures for the number of
19 dogs were seized or surrendered.
dogs seized as a banned breed type
under the Dangerous Dogs Act during
2016.
Please also supply the number of dogs
3 dogs were returned as ‘not type’.
seized as a banned breed type who
were returned as "not type" prior to any
court proceedings for the same time
period.
Please supply figures for the number of
No information held.
dogs seized as a banned breed type
No dog owners were acquitted at
who were found not guilty in a court for
court.
the same time period.
Please also supply figures for each of
For the given dates
the above from 1 January 2017 to 1st
7 dogs were seized, 2 were returned
July 2017
as ‘not type’ and no owners were
acquitted at court.
Complaint Rights
If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision made by Thames
Valley Police, you can lodge a complaint with the force to have the decision reviewed
www.thamesvalley.police.uk
Thames Valley Police
Chief Constable Francis Habgood QPM
within two months of the date of this response. Complaints should be made in writing
to the FOI inbox
; xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx. If, after lodging a complaint with Thames Valley Police, you are still unhappy with the
outcome, you may make application to the Information Commissioner at the
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.
If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Yours sincerely
Darren Humphries
Public Access
Joint Information Management Unit