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I would like information that may be held regarding instances of violent dog attacks within Hull. If possible, I would like not only information on attacks against people, but also dog on dog violence and any reported dog on cat violence. If this could be broken down by neighbourhood that would also be preferred.
I would like this information to be over the last 2 years if possible, ranging from January 2021 to January 2023. All reported crimes would be preferred, even when the outcome didn't result in a conviction.
The Freedom of Information Act requires that this request is dealt with in a manner that is motive and applicant blind. A disclosure under this legislation is considered a disclosure to the world and is considered to be on the basis that it is in the public interest.
This response is unique to Humberside Police and you are advised not to compare this like for like with any other force’s response you receive.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response, thank you for your patience.
It has been advised that it is not possible to retrieve any part of your request within the ‘appropriate limit’ (18 – hours). This is because the information that you are requesting is not stored in a way which permits easy retrieval. All incidents relating to dogs are recorded under S3 – “Owner or person in charge of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England and Wales (whether or not in a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog.” This can include incidents that of dogs being vicious but not causing any injury. To establish which incidents are “violent dog attacks” would require manual searching through each incident to determine its relevance. Therefore, S12 of the Act applies.
Section 12 – Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds the appropriate limit. s1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’ (18 – hours).
Activities that may be counted within our time estimations are:
• Determining if the information is held;
• Locating the information, or a document containing it;
• Retrieving the information, or a document containing it; and
• Extracting the information from a document containing it.
The following have not been included within our calculations:
• The time spent identifying information to be exempted
• The time dedicated to the process of redaction.
Please take this as a refusal notice in accordance with section 17(5) of the Act which states; A public authority which, in relation to any request for information, is relying on a claim that section 12 or 14 applies must, within the time for complying with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice stating that fact.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or 01482 578662.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Unit Humberside Police
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