FI16933

Request

1.    Freedom of Information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

We would like to request information relating to licenced animal operators in the area for which you are responsible. For each operator with a license issued under the Animal Welfare (LIAIA) (England) Regulations 2018 would you please provide: 

Licence number

Operator name

Type of Licence*

Star rating

Licence expiry date

Number and type of animals 

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Postcode, Part of Postcode, Ward or town name 

If possible, please provide this information in electronic format as an excel spreadsheet. 

*Type of Licence 

This should be one of: 

Commercial boarding cats

Commercial boarding dogs

Home boarding dogs

Dog day care/Arranger

Dog breeding

Hiring of Horses

Exhibition animals

Selling as pets 

2.    Re-use of Public Sector Information under The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 

Please take this request and your provision of information / documentation in response to it as [our request for] confirmation that we may (re)publish the information / documentation free of charge to consumers on the website we operate. The purpose of the re-use is to provide relevant information to interested consumers.   

We understand that under the Regulations a public body must permit re-use where it receives a valid request. 

If you object to the re-use referred to above or would like to impose any restrictions on the information you provide being published on the website, please advise the legal basis for your proposed restriction.

Response

The information you have sought is attached. Please note that the name of the operator and where the licence is for a home address, this information is considered personal data and therefore exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. Personal data is defined by Article 4(1) of GDPR and also Section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the release of this data would contravene the data protection principles. 

The information provided to you can be reused under the terms of an Open Government Licence (OGL) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

 

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