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The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 - Fees for arranging for the provision of boarding for cats and dogs

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Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning (Place Making) (up to May 2019)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

Decision Taken

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning (Place Making) in consultation with the Director - Service Delivery and the S151 Officer, has agreed that the fees for the provision of boarding for cats or dogs under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 be set as per these tables:-

Application Fee^{^[1]}
Application administration	£20.00
Arranging and carrying out inspection (incl. travelling time avg. 40 min) (1st Host visit to include examination of paperwork and policies)	£80.00
Arranging and carrying out inspection (incl. travelling time avg. 40 min) (per host)	£60.00
Preparation of report/RA/Determination	£70.00
Customer feedback incl. appeals (not incl. inspection)	£15.00
Issue licence	£10.00

On-going licence costs^{^[2]}	1 yr licence	2 yr licence	3 yr licence
Compliance incl. unannounced visit (per host)	£60.00	£60.00	£60.00
Enforcement (including enforcement of unlicensed premises and investigation of complaints 3hrs based on 10% complaint)	£45.00	£90.00	£140
On going admin (including reminder letter and cost of providing information to Secretary of State)	£10.00	£20.00	£30.00

Reason

To ensure that fees for The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 ensure full cost recovery and that an appropriate fee is set for businesses that arrange boarding following further DEFRA guidance. The decision is in accordance with the authority delegated under Part 3, Section 4, Item 4.13 of the Council’s Scheme of Delegation.

[1] Rounded up or down to the nearest £5 or £10

[2] Rounded up or down to the nearest £5 or £10

Publication date: 07/12/2018

Date of decision: 07/12/2018

Effective from: 15/12/2018

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