Bristol Dog Thefts

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Dear Avon and Somerset Constabulary,

I would like to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).
I would like to request information on the amount of reported dog thefts that you have received within the area of Bristol.

Could I please receive the amount of reported dog thefts:
Over the past 5 years, broken down by each year (2015 - 2020)
Each year of thefts to be broken down by specific breed of dog"

Yours faithfully,

Russ Hunter

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Russ Hunter Our 360/21
Reference
[FOI #739187 email] Date 01
April
2021

 

Dear R Hunter,

 

Re: Request for information dated 22^nd March 2021 under the Freedom of
Information Act.

 

I write in connection with your above request where you asked as follows:-

 

I would like to request information on the amount of reported dog thefts
that you have received within the area of Bristol.

 

Could I please receive the amount of reported dog thefts:

Over the past 5 years, broken down by each year (2015 - 2020) Each year of
thefts to be broken down by specific breed of dog"

 

Our response:

 

Your request for information has been considered and I am not obliged to
supply the information you have requested.

 

The exemption applicable to this information is;

 

·         Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means.

 

This is an absolute and class based exemption and as such does not require
a harm and public interest test. The information requested is publicly
available to view on our website or by following the link below:

 

[1]https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/ab...

 

The spreadsheet within the above link will list all areas covered by Avon
and Somerset Constabulary and can be filtered to show just Bristol
occurrences.

 

In accordance with the Act, this represents a Refusal Notice for your
request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Adam Northcott

FOI Disclosure Officer

 

Mail: Freedom of Information, Legal Services Directorate, Avon and
Somerset Constabulary, Force HQ, PO Box 37, Valley Road, Portishead,
BRISTOL, BS20 8QJ

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