Farmed animal welfare legislation - Find a freedom of information request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('the Act') to please request the following information in relation to farm animal species only during the years 2022 and 2023 (broken down by year):

1) Do you enforce farmed animal welfare legislation? 

a. if not why? e.g. no farms, a different local authority does

b. if a different local authority enforces this legislation in your area, please inform us which one?

2) How many of each of the following are under your authority?

a.     Farms;

b.     Markets; and

c.      Borders

3) How many of each of the following in your jurisdiction were inspected one or more times?

a.     Farms;

b.     Markets; and

c.      Borders

For the avoidance of doubt, if the same farm/market/border was inspected more than once then it should only be recorded once.

4) How many of each of the following in your jurisdiction showed non-compliance with animal welfare law following an inspection: 

a. Farms;

b. Markets; and

c.  Borders

For the avoidance of doubt, if the same farm/market/border was inspected more than once and showed non-compliance each time, then it should only be recorded once, similarly if it showed compliance on one inspection and not the other,then it should also be recorded as one. 

5) How many of each of the following were inspected more than once in your jurisdiction?

a.  Farms;

b.  Markets; and

c.   Borders

6) What were the total number of inspections that were conducted in your jurisdiction at each of the following:  

a. Farms;

b. Markets; and

c. Borders

7) What was the total number of inspections conducted in your jurisdiction at each of the following that found non-compliance with animal welfare law? 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. Yes

2. a. 6085 premises with a ‘Animal Health’ inspection type are present on our database. 4451 of these relate to premises with livestock/livestock farm.

b. 1 livestock market

c. 0 Borders

3.a. 2022 – 68 2023 - 56

b. Please see below

c. N/a

4. a. 2022 – 41 required some advice to be brought into compliance or further intervention 2023 – 41 required some advice to be brought into compliance or further intervention

b. Please see below

c. N/a

5. a. 2022 – 9

       2023 - 16

6. a. 2022 – 83

        2023 – 84

b. Please see below

c. n/a

7. a. 2022 – 55 required some advice to be brought into compliance or further intervention

2023 - 68 required some advice to be brought into compliance or further intervention

b. Please see below

c. N/a

Livestock Markets

The information requested under this FOI relates to livestock markets, of which there is only one in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire Trading Standards is responsible for enforcing a range of animal welfare legislation applicable to livestock markets, including the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under section 31(1)(g) of the Freedom of Information Act.