Welfare Complaints & Prosecutions

You asked for the following information:

1. How many welfare complaints did you receive in relation to welfare at slaughterhouses?
2. How many welfare complaints did you investigate in relation to welfare at slaughterhouses?
3. How many prosecution proceedings did you commence or refer to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service or the local authority for prosecution for offences named in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006?
a. Of those proceedings, how many resulted in a successful prosecution?
4. How many prosecution proceedings did you commence or refer to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, or the local authority for prosecution for offences named in the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012?
a. Of those proceedings, how many resulted in a successful prosecution?
5. How many individuals subject to any of the above enforcement action had previously committed an animal welfare offence?

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Food Standards Scotland does not hold the information you have requested. The answer to all questions asked is zero.