FOI request (FOIR-397917538)

Dangerous Wild Animals

Requested Wed 02 February 2022
Responded  Thu 10 February 2022

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. How many Dangerous Wild Animal permits (under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976) did your council approve, by year, in 2017-2021?

2. Which animals were these permits for?

3. What checks, if any, does your council make when granting these permits to the CITES species appendices: https://cites.org/eng/disc/species.php?

4. What checks, if any, does your council make to ensure these animals are not brought in through the illegal wildlife trade?

Response

1. Zero - we do not currently have any Dangerous Wild Animal licences in Hastings and have not issued any during this period.

2. Not applicable

3. Not applicable

4. Not applicable