Police Dog and Police Horse numbers between 2009-2019 - FOI GSA 1296/19

Question 1:

How many police dogs were there in the force’s dog unit in the following years, broken down by job type.

Year Apprehension/attack dogs Detection Dogs (including Search & Rescue) Total Number of dogs

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

 

Question 2:

Please list the main breeds used in the totals in question 1. Please list the most commonly used breeds first:

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Question 3:

How many FULL TIME members of staff (trainers, handlers, officers etc) were working in the force’s dog unit in the following years:

Year Number of Full time members of staff

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

 

 

 

 

Question 4:

How many police horses were there in the force’s mounted unit in the following years:

Year Number of horses

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

 

 

Question 5:

How many FULL TIME members of staff (trainers, handlers, officers etc) were working in the mounted unit in the following years:

 

Year Number of full time members of staff

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

 

 

Question 6:

What was the forces total budget in the last ten years, and what budget was allocated to the dog and mounted unit:

 

Year Total Force Budget, Budget for Dog Unit Budget for Mounted Unit

2009 £ £ £

2010 £ £ £

2011 £ £ £

2012 £ £ £

2013 £ £ £

2014 £ £ £

2015 £ £ £

2016 £ £ £

2017 £ £ £

2018 £ £ £

 

 

Question 7:

(Optional) Please add any additional comments you’re happy to share re. the information above. Such as details of any changes/impact to working behaviours that may have occurred between 2009-2019. Please also include a contact email for anyone who is happy to be filmed or interviewed as part of this investigation: