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Response 1000587

Response to request for information

Reference

1000587

Response date

12 January 2023

Request

We are currently in the process of contacting all relevant Local Authorities in the UK, requesting details of all animals requiring licensing under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 in their jurisdiction.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following:

  1. The current number of DWA licences within your jurisdiction.
  1. For each DWA licence, list all the species and the number of individuals covered.

(In each case, please provide the taxonomic and common name, if possible, to enable the species to be identified.)

  1. The number of DWA applications which were made and subsequently refused, and the reasons for refusal, if possible.

We do not require personal information such as names of licensees, addresses etc.

Response

  1. The current number of DWA licences within your jurisdiction. 0
  1. For each DWA licence, list all the species and the number of individuals covered. N/A

(In each case, please provide the taxonomic and common name, if possible, to enable the species to be identified.)

  1. The number of DWA applications which were made and subsequently refused, and the reasons for refusal, if possible 0

 

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