Dog enforcement team privacy notice

We are the Dog Enforcement Team and functions include:

• Collection of stray dogs
• Take formal action for dangerous and nuisance dogs
• Enforce all dog related legislation
• Enforce dog control order offences
• Provide high profile service between 7am-10pm
• Promote responsible dog ownership
• Provide a micro-chip service to Waltham Forest residents
• Work in partnership with Police, RSPCA, Dogs Trust, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and other organisations
• License and inspect animal related establishments
• Provide educational talks relating to responsible dog ownership
• Investigate and prosecute offences under the Animal Welfare Act

The categories of information that we collect, process, hold and share include:

• personal information. Information includes name, address, and contact details.
• description of events. This includes location and time of fouling, dates and time of noise, location stray was found, and descriptions of dogs involved in a dog attack.
• pictures and videos of injuries to persons.

• enable us to carry out specific functions for which we are responsible
• derive statistics which inform decisions such as provision of service
• take any necessary enforcement action

• Public task
• Legal obligation

We routinely share information with our anti-social behaviour team, and the police with regards noise and dangerous dog’s cases. We also routinely share information with:

Our preferred kennels with regards stray dog cases.

• HMRC
• Customs
• Border force
• APHA (Animal Plant and Health team city of London)

We hold your data from date of the resolution of any enforcement action for 6 years.