Dog Bite Incidents and Community Resolution Orders
Keywords
Dog, Bite, Incidents, Community, Resolution, Orders, Response, Time, Reported, CRO, Procedure, Victim, Account, Events, Conditions, Sanctions, Practice, Alleged, Perpetrator, Informed, Civil, Case, Signing.
Publication Number
PUB 1435
FOI Reference Number
17132
Request Title
Dog Bite Incidents and Community Resolution Orders
Date Range
2020 to 2022
Information Requested
1. What is the average response time when a minor dog bite is reported ? (last 2 years).
2. What % of dog bite incidents are dealt with using a Community Resolution Order (CRO), each year? (last 2 years)
3. What procedure is followed when deciding to use a CRO for this matter?
4. In administering the CRO, is it normal practice to only consider the victim's account of events?
5. Is it usual for the victim to decide on the conditions or sanctions of the CRO
6. Is it normal practice not to provide the alleged perpetrator with a copy of the CRO?
7. Should the alleged perpetrator be informed if the victim has already started a civil case against them before signing the CRO?
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Refusal with Section 12 Exemption.
Information Correct as at
30 June 2022
Date of Disclosure
30 June 2022
Related Documents/Links
N/A
FOI 17132 Response
Collating information for questions 1 and 2 would be too time consuming. There is no filter/search system for extracting minor dog bites within the incident logs nor crime recording systems. Each report of a dangerous dog would need to be reviewed individually to establish the information regarding a minor bite and the outcome.
Essex Police may be able to provide the number of incident response times for calls where the call type is ‘Dangerous Dogs’ however, this will not tell if the incident involved a bite.
Outside of the act and in an effort to assist we can provide the following:
3. What procedure is followed when deciding to use a CRO for this matter?
This would very much depend on the case
4. In administering the CRO, is it normal practice to only consider the victim's account of events?
Both sides would be heard, there has to be an admission for a community resolution to be issued.
5. Is it usual for the victim to decide on the conditions or sanctions of the CRO
The sanctions would be discussed with the victim and their view is considered. The officer is the decision maker.
6. Is it normal practice not to provide the alleged perpetrator with a copy of the CRO?
Offenders do not get a copy of the Community Resolution Order as the victim’s details are on the back.
7. Should the alleged perpetrator be informed if the victim has already started a civil case against them before signing the CRO?
Civil cases are not a police matter, so we would not be in a position to inform the perpetrator. Civil cases are completely separate to a community resolution.
You may also find the following links of interest:
D0503 Procedure - Responding to Incidents | Essex Police