Animal Health and Welfare team within Trading Standards

I'm requesting information from the Animal Health and Welfare team within Trading Standards. If you require any clarifications please do not hesitate to contact me.

1 The number of premises holding livestock in the county

2 The number of animal inspectors within the department (including full and part time)

3 The total number of animal health and welfare complaints between 2007 - 2025 (ideally delivered in a yearly split)

4 The total number of farms visited between 2007 - 2025 (ideally delivered in a yearly split)

5 The total number of visits to other non-farm species between 2007-2025 and what these species were.

6 The total number of investigations opened 7 The number of initiated prosecutions (prosecution proceedings begun and dropped) and completed prosecution cases under:

a The Animal Welfare Act 2006 between 2007 - 2025

b The Animal Health Act 1961 between 2007-2025 - Additional data of these prosecutions (both intended and completed) requested are:

c The charge/s initially made against the premise/persons/company

d Of these charge/s, were there any that were dropped or dismissed and if so, why

e The plea of the defendant f 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

8 Any appeals made against the prosecution - Additional data of the premise/persons/company who was prosecuted (both intended and completed) are:

a The number of complaints made against said premise/persons/company

b The nature of any said complaint/s made against said premise/persons/company

c The date of the first complaint/s made against said premise/persons/company

d The date of the first visit to said premise/persons/company

e Number of visits to said premise/persons/company

f Number of improvement notices or enforcement notices served prior to prosecution against said premise/persons/company

g 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 1961'

Please find attached tables

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and these can be provided.