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Information request on Police Dog Bites 2017-2020

Essex Police do not retain the total number of dogs in service in the requested period as the turnover in dogs is high due to having dogs on assessment or dogs failing to meet the grade.

Provided the number and breeds of dogs employed as wellbeing dogs by Essex Police.

Details of Police dogs biting members of the public and Police Officers and resulting action from 2015 to 2021. One Police dog has been destroyed during this period.

Provided the total number of dogs seized by Essex Police for being considered dangerously out of control between 1st of January 2019 and 31st of December 2021 and the number of these that were found to be a prohibited breed.

Confirmed that Essex Police use the Interim Exemption Scheme for dogs assessed by a Dog Legislation Officer as a banned breed.

Provides the number of 'allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control' offences that involved an XL Bully type dog, the numbers of XL Bully type dogs seized by Essex Police and the numbers of arrests that reference an XL Bully type dog between February and November 2024.

Provided numbers of recorded 'Dog in Car' and 'Dog in Hot / Warm Car' incidents for 2017 to 2022. Broken down by month and whether the incident was attended by Essex Police officers.

Dogs seized by Essex Police between June 2019 to May 2020 plus costs of kennelling and veterinary treatment and the number that died.

Data is provided on the offences recorded by Essex Police under the Home Office code ‘008/21 Owner of a dog allowing it to be dangerously out of control in public place and cause injury'. It is broken down by financial year and outcome type between 2017 and 2024.