Enforcement action on unlicenced dog boarding in past four years
Request received 3 December 2025
I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information concerning unlicensed dog-boarding establishments (kennels, home-boarding, dog-daycare, etc.) within the authority’s area over the past five years (2021–2025 inclusive — or the most recent five-year period for which data is held).
1. The total number of investigations / enforcement actions your authority has opened in that period into unlicensed dog-boarding / animal-boarding establishments (kennels, catteries, day-care, home-boarding, etc.).
2. For each such investigation / enforcement action:
o Name and (full or partial) address / postcode of the premises (or a unique reference ID)
o Date when investigation/enforcement began
o Type of alleged breach (e.g. operating without a licence; unlicensed boarding; failure to meet licence/animal-welfare standards)
o Outcome of the investigation (e.g. licence issued, prosecution, closure, warning, no further action)
o If prosecution: date of conviction, offence, penalty/outcome (fine, ban, destruction of licence, etc.)
3. The number of complaints or reports received by your authority (from public, other agencies or referrals) relating to suspected unlicensed animal-boarding / dog-boarding establishments over that period (2021–2025).
If your records are held on a different basis (e.g. financial years, calendar years, licences by year etc.), I am happy to accept data in the form you hold them (with dates clarified).
Responded 16 December 2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Q1. The total number of investigations / enforcement actions your authority has opened in that period into unlicensed dog‑boarding / animal‑boarding establishments (kennels, catteries, day‑care, home‑boarding, etc.). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Q3. The number of complaints or reports received by your authority (from public, other agencies or referrals) relating to suspected unlicensed animal‑boarding / dog‑boarding establishments over that period (2021–2025). | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Q2.
25/03073/LI_AWE
19/05/2025
Unlicensed dog daycare
No further action
25/01244/L_KBOA
22/05/2025
Unlicensed home boarding
Licence issued
24/02367/D_MISC
29/07/2024 and
Unlicensed home boarding/dog daycare
Investigation ongoing
25/02607/LI_AWC
29/10/2025
Unlicensed dog daycare
No further action