Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 8 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 May 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Theft: Dogs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dogs were reported as stolen in each police force area in England and Wales in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of these dogs were recovered; how many people were prosecuted for the crime in the same period; and what sentence was imposed in each case where no legal proceedings are outstanding.

Answer

From the information collected on recorded crime, it is not possible to separately identify those offences where a dog is stolen. Such offences are not specifically defined by statute and they would be included within the ‘other theft’ offence classification. Similarly information is not available for prosecutions and sentencing.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

136794; 460 c712W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Dogs Theft

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk