FOI request (FOIR-770720555)

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information concerning unlicensed dog‑boarding establishments (kennels, home‑boarding, dog‑daycare, etc.) within the authority’s area over the past five years (2021–2025 inclusive — or the most recent five‑year period for which data is held).

Requested information

1. The total number of investigations / enforcement actions your authority has opened in that period into unlicensed dog‑boarding / animal‑boarding establishments (kennels, catteries, day‑care, home‑boarding, etc.).
2. For each such investigation / enforcement action:
• Name and (full or partial) address / postcode of the premises (or a unique reference ID)
• Date when investigation/enforcement began
• Type of alleged breach (e.g. operating without a licence; unlicensed boarding; failure to meet licence/animal‑welfare standards)
• Outcome of the investigation (e.g. licence issued, prosecution, closure, warning, no further action)
• If prosecution: date of conviction, offence, penalty/outcome (fine, ban, destruction of licence, etc.)
3. The number of complaints or reports received by your authority (from public, other agencies or referrals) relating to suspected unlicensed animal‑boarding / dog‑boarding establishments over that period (2021–2025).

If your records are held on a different basis (e.g. financial years, calendar years, licences by year etc.), I am happy to accept data in the form you hold them (with dates clarified).

If you consider the request too broad and likely to exceed the statutory cost/time limit, please provide the data for as many years as possible — or a summary (e.g. number of investigations per year, number of prosecutions, number of closures) — along with a statement of which parts cannot be provided and why.

I would prefer to receive the information in a machine-readable format (e.g. Excel or CSV), but a summary via PDF or other format is acceptable if that is what is held.