Food Safety

Number of Compliance Breaches Regarding the Welfare of Animals at Slaughter Recorded in 2015

Request

Your request was about the following information:

'The number of compliance breaches regarding the welfare of animals at slaughter recorded in 2015. The nature of these breaches. The abattoirs where these breaches occurred. Action taken as a result of these breaches.'

Response

The attached report shows some of the information you requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section s.39(1) (health and safety) of FOISA applies to that information.