Provide details of the council’s ‘cautionary contacts list’ (CCL) or similar database. A CCL is a system or register which lists potentially aggressive or abusive customers or members of the public, in an effort to protect council staff from potentially … Continue reading
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Smuggled dogs – numbers, investigations and prosecution
Provide the following information regarding the number of smuggled dogs seized at UK borders: The number of reports you have received, either from the public or anyone else, in relation to the suspected illegal importation of puppies? Please provide the … Continue reading
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Trading Standard Tenant Fee investigations 2019-2021
For the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21: 1. The number of a) landlords and b) letting agents the trading standards authority has investigated on suspicion of offences under the Tenant Fees Act 2019. Landlords Letting Agents 2019-2020 0 9 2020-2021 … Continue reading
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Employee roles under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
The number of staff in your agency who currently hold roles under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (such as Financial Intelligence Officers (FIOs) and Accredited Financial Investigators (AFIs). From this figure, how many staff are FIOs and how many … Continue reading
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Keaton Road Car Park
In 2016 following numerous complaints from consumers about the Keaton Road Car Park managed by Premier Parking Solutions of Newton Abbot, Devon and Somerset Trading Standards launched an investigation. According to newspaper reports following the investigation there were a set … Continue reading
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act – operations and investigations
Confirm whether or not it is accurate, from your response, to say that there were 10 separate Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) operations over the requested period? Yes, with the caveat that most communications authorisations relate only to … Continue reading
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Farm animal welfare 2020
I request the following information in relation to farm animal species only during the year of 2020: 1. Do you enforce farmed animal welfare legislation? Yes a. if not why? e.g. no farms, a different local authority does b. if … Continue reading
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Farm and welfare offences – 2019-2020
I am looking for information relating to farm welfare offences for 2019 and 2020. For each offence, I am looking for: – The name and address – A brief description of the offence – The relevant laws or regulations – … Continue reading
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Surveillance operations under Regulation of Investigatory Powers
1) On how many occasions did your council carry out surveillance operations authorised under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 over the stated period(s)? Statement of general purposes: The Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service uses powers made … Continue reading
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Farm Animal Welfare
1. How many farm animal welfare inspections/visits did your Local Authority carry out in 2010 and 2020? (If possible, please split between proactive and reactive visits) and what was the outcome of these inspections/visits? i.e. were breaches detected and what … Continue reading