Dog Breeding Licences
Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,
My name is Martina Hogg and I am making a Freedom of Information request. Please provide the following information.
• Number of applications for a new licence in last 12 months
• Number of applications for a licence renewals in last 12 months
• Number of new licences granted as a result of an application made in the last 12 months
• Number of licences renewed as a result of an application made in the last 12 months
• If appropriate, grounds on which any licence (new or renewal) was refused.
• A copy of each dog breeding licence currently issued.
• Please confirm the number of staff and qualifications of staff employed by each licence holder (for the avoidance of doubt I am not requesting any details of individual staff, just number employed by each licence holder and the qualification(s) held)
• When applying for a new licence or a renewal which of the following do you require in respect of the animals specified in the licence
o Name
o Gender
o Age and/or date of birth
o Microchip number
o Breed
o Description
o Date of purchase
• Where a breeder buys/sells a breeding dog during the period of an issued licence do you require them to notify you of the change at the time of the sale/purchase of the dog or are records only updated at the time of the renewal application?
• What steps, if any, do you take to ensure that each breeder complies with The Microchipping of Dogs (England) 2015 regulations?
• Number of staff employed to conduct inspections during last 12 months
• Total number of inspections conducted during last 12 months
• Number of litters produced (and number of puppies in each litter) by each licence holder
• If you keep records of Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme members please confirm which licence holders are also members of this scheme
• Price charged for new licence
• Price charged for renewal of a licence
• Has any licence been revoked or suspended in the last 12 months? If so, please provide details of licence holder and reason for revocation or suspension
• Number of complaints received in the last 12 months and the name of the licence holder complained about. Where a complaint has resulted in enforcement action please confirm what enforcement action was taken and the name of the licence holder (or refer to answer above if details already provided in relation to revocation or suspension of licence)
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Martina
Re: "Freedom of Information request - Dog Breeding Licences"
Reference: FOI264260502
Date of request: 2020-10-23 11:35:16
Dear Martina Hogg ,
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Re: FOI Response FOI264260502 "Freedom of Information request - Dog
Breeding Licences".
Dear Martina Hogg ,
I am writing in response to your recent request for information that was
received on 23rd October 2020 about Freedom of Information request - Dog
Breeding Licences.
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The Council has now completed its search for the information you requested
and a copy of the information which can be disclosed is enclosed /
attached. The information supplied has been provided by the department
responsible for the service delivery. Please note that some of the
information requested within the terms of your request is exempt from the
right of access under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
• Number of applications for a new license in last 12 months
A) 0
• Number of applications for a license renewals in last 12 months
A) 2
• Number of new licenses granted as a result of an application made in the
last 12 months
A) 0
• Number of licenses renewed as a result of an application made in the
last 12 months
A) 2
• If appropriate, grounds on which any license (new or renewal) was
refused.
A) N/A
• A copy of each dog breeding license currently issued.
A) Licenses are the property of the licensee and copies are not
distributed by us
• Please confirm the number of staff and qualifications of staff employed
by each license holder (for the avoidance of doubt I am not requesting any
details of individual staff, just number employed by each license holder
and the qualification(s) held)
A) None
• When applying for a new license or a renewal which of the following do
you require in respect of the animals specified in the license
o Name
o Gender
o Age and/or date of birth
o Microchip number
o Breed
o Description
o Date of purchase
A) all the above plusfor each breeding bitch and stud dog annual health
check reports
• Where a breeder buys/sells a breeding dog during the period of an issued
license do you require them to notify you of the change at the time of the
sale/purchase of the dog or are records only updated at the time of the
renewal application?
A) records are updated on renewal or during inspections
• What steps, if any, do you take to ensure that each breeder complies
with The Microchipping of Dogs (England) 2015 regulations?
A) Records kept by the breeder should show each puppies chip number
recorded.
• Number of staff employed to conduct inspections during last 12 months
A) 1
• Total number of inspections conducted during last 12 months
A) 4
• Number of litters produced (and number of puppies in each litter) by
each license holder
A)
License one
litter 1 = 6 pups
litter 2 = 3 pups
License 2
litter 1 = 9 pups
litter 2 = 6 pups
• If you keep records of Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme members please
confirm which license holders are also members of this scheme
A) No license holders are members of the KCABS
• Price charged for new license
A) 255.00 + plus veterinary inspection costs (differs between veterinary
practices)
• Price charged for renewal of a license
A) 255.00 + plus veterinary inspection costs (differs between veterinary
practices)
• Has any license been revoked or suspended in the last 12 months? If so,
please provide details of license holder and reason for revocation or
suspension
A) No licenses suspended or revoked
• Number of complaints received in the last 12 months and the name of the
license holder complained about. Where a complaint has resulted in
enforcement action please confirm what enforcement action was taken and
the name of the license holder (or refer to answer above if details
already provided in relation to revocation or suspension of license)
A) no complaints received about any license holders.
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The Information Officer
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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Waltham Forest Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Dog Breeding Licences'.
I do not believe that the licences are the property of the licencees. Licensing is a matter of public and for this reason I believe that copies of the licences ought to be provided. If the breeders trade from residential addresses then it appears to me that it would be entirely appropriate for the address to be redacted.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Martina
Dear Martina,
Your reference number is CU266571608.
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Dear Martina,
Request for Review under the Freedom of Information Act
FOI reference number [1]FOI264260502
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Dear Martina,
We have responded to your case with reference number CU266571608.
A response will be emailed to you shortly. For ease of reference a copy
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Dear Ms Martina Hogg
Please find attached, our response to your request for a review of our
response to your Freedom of Information request FOI264260502.
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Dear Information Officer,
I note that the case you are relying on is now eight years old and pre-dates both the current dog breeding licensing regime, GDPR and other data protection amendments/regulations by a number of years.
A number of respondents have now indicated that they will not provide copy dog breeding licences.
I lodged three formal complaints with the ICO then wrote to them to advise that a number of other councils had refused to provide copy dog breeding licences. I suggested that the issue be dealt with as a group, as this should save time for all involved and hopefully clarify the issues for everyone. The ICO have now responded to indicate that they are prepared to deal with the complaints as a group. The original complaint has not been allocated to a caseworker yet. The ICO have instructed me to wait for the original complaint to be allocated to a caseworker and then provide details of all similar complaints to them.
I am writing to let you know that whilst I am not lodging a formal complaint with the ICO today I will be including details of this matter in the group complaint to the ICO.
For avoidance of doubt I do not consider that the matter has been concluded. The ICO has indicated that it may take a number of months for the case to be allocated to a caseworker so it is likely that there will be a delay in you being contacted by the ICO.
Yours sincerely,
Martina
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