Lost Dogs
Case reference FOI2019/00371
Published 25 July 2019
Request
1 It is stated on your website that there is a fee for recovering a dog which is set by the Government and the Council. Can you please tell me what that fee is?
2 The amount of money the Council spends with Dogbusters
3 A copy of the contract with Dogbusters
Response
The fees are available on our website at: https://www.guildford.gov.uk/dogwarden
These are:
1st day or part of: £108.50
2nd day or part of: £131.00
3rd day or part of: £153.00
4th day or part of: £180.00
5th day or part of: £207.00
6th day or part of: £234.50
7th day or part of: £271.00
As the contract and any payments between the Council and Dogbusters are commercially sensitive then this element of your request is refused.
We can however advise that the Council went through an open procurement process and Dogbusters were the successful candidate.
The service is operated in fully licensed and insured boarding kennels which have recently achieved the highest star rating possible (5 stars) under the new animal welfare licensing regulations. The kennels are mainly used for commercial dog boarding and the stray block is to the same high standard as the rest of the kennels, in a separate area. The vans used to transport the dogs have secure fixed cages, as well as air conditioning for hot weather. They carry water for the dogs and have mobile telephones and breakdown cover in case of emergency. Part of the contract monitoring involves regular liaison and inspections of the kennels to ensure that the dogs are well looked after.
Dogbusters take and log all calls from Guildford residents about lost and found dogs 24 hours a day 7 days a week. When an owner is identified, the dog is delivered back to them instead of the owner having to travel to the kennels on the next occasion that the kennels is open. As before, owners have to pay the government and council prescribed fee.
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