Please see the questions below:
The number of premises holding livestock known to the area covered.
The number of animal inspectors within the department (including full and part time)
The total number of animal health and welfare complaints between 2019 - 2025 (ideally delivered in a yearly split)
The total number of farms visited between 2019 - 2025 (ideally delivered in a yearly split)
The total number of visits to other non-farm species between 2019-2025 and what these species were.
The total number of investigations opened
The number of initiated prosecutions (prosecution proceedings begun and dropped) and completed prosecution cases under:
The Animal Welfare Act 2006 between 2019 - 2025
The Animal Health Act 1981 between 2019-2025
Additional data of these prosecutions (both intended and completed) requested are:
The charge/s initially made against the premise/persons/company
Of these charge/s, were there any that were dropped or dismissed and if so, why
The plea of the defendant
The outcome of the case including if it was settled outside of court or within court and if so, was it in Magistrates Court or Crown Court
Any appeals made against the prosecution
Additional data of the premise/persons/company who was prosecuted (both intended and completed) are:
The number of complaints made against said premise/persons/company
The nature of any said complaint/s made against said premise/persons/company
The date of the first complaint/s made against said premise/persons/company
The date of the first visit to said premise/persons/company
Number of visits to said premise/persons/company
Number of improvement notices or enforcement notices served prior to prosecution against said premise/persons/company
Whether the said premise/persons/company has any previous conviction/s and if so, the number of these which are under the 'The Animal Welfare Act 2006' and/or 'The Animal Health Act 1981'