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Record Ref : EIR 2691
Date Received : 16/07/2026
Date Completed : 12/08/2026
Organisation : Blue Cross
Application Type : Charity / Voluntary Group
Category : Animal Welfare
Question
Re: Request for information relating to the animal services provided by your local authority.
Dog Warden Service
1. Does the local authority employ a dog warden or outsource the role? If the role is outsourced, who is responsible?
2. What has been the local authority’s annual spend on the dog warden service for the last three years? Either for inhouse or outsourcing the role.
2023 2024 2025
Dog bites on authority workers
1. Does the local authority have a documented standard operating procedure or policy regarding dog safety for workers visiting private property in the course of their employment?
o Please include both workers employed directly by the local authority and workers contracted to work on the authority’s behalf, for eg including, but not limited to, refuse collectors, social workers, housing officers etc
2. How many instances of dog bites were reported to RIDDOR (https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/) in the last three years by the local authority?
o Please indicate whether your available data separates workers from members of the public. If it does, please supply the two figures separately.
2023 2024 2025
Answer
Dog Warden Service
1. Does the local authority employ a dog warden or outsource the role? If the role is outsourced, who is responsible?
Employ two staff who’s job description include discharging the duty to deal with stray dogs as per Environmental Protection Act.
2. What has been the local authority’s annual spend on the dog warden service for the last three years? Either for inhouse or outsourcing the role.
N/A the council does not breakdown the costs relating specifically to dog warden service, as the role covers a range of service duties.
Dog bites on authority workers
1. Does the local authority have a documented standard operating procedure or policy regarding dog safety for workers visiting private property in the course of their employment?
The Council does not have a policy on dog safety, instead it is picked up in the task risk assessments.
2. How many instances of dog bites were reported to RIDDOR (https://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/) in the last three years by the local authority?
2023 = 0
2024 = 0
2025 = 0