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    • FOI request (FOIR-254668005)

      Zoo inspection reports

      Requested Mon 28 September 2020
      Responded Mon 12 October 2020

      I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to zoos within your local authority area.
      Zoos are defined by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 as “an establishment where wild animals are kept for exhibition to the public otherwise than for the purposes of a circus and otherwise than in a pet shop”.
      Please could you provide the following documents in relation to all zoos within your jurisdiction:
      1. The most recent inspection report
      2. The most recent stocklist
      3. Any mortality lists and/or post-mortem results that may be available. If applicable, please also provide:
      4. Details of instances where a zoo licence has been revoked or an application for licence renewal has been refused, within the last six years.

      Response

      We have 1 zoo in Hastings, East Sussex being Blue Reef Aquarium, Rock a Nore Road, Hastings.

      Please see attached documents as requested.

      Q3-4 - Information not held

      Attachments

      • FOIR-254668005_FOIR-254668005_1-FOI254668005_(1)__Blue_Reef_Aquarium_HAS_Stocklist_2019.xlsx
      • FOIR-254668005_FOIR-254668005_2-FOI254668005_(2)_INSPECTION_REPORT_Blue_Reef_2019_Redacted.pdf
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