Dog Legislation Officer

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom Cheshire Constabulary Full time

The Cheshire & North Wales Alliance Policing Unit are seeking a highly motivated person to assist with co-ordinating and managing matters relating to dangerous dogs/banned breeds. The post holder will be an accredited Dog Legislation Officer who will also have responsibility for handling a specialist search dog as part of the Alliance Dog Section specialist search dog capability.

They will provide support and guidance to police officers in the management of Dangerous Dog incidents, liaising with key stake holders to ensure dangerous animals are properly managed to minimise the risk to the public and the Constabulary, and through gathering evidence of offences and presenting to the relevant court in a clear manner.

Main roles and responsibilities
  • To advise and/or prepare evidential files ensuring that they are completed to a high standard, and to work in partnership with the Crown Prosecution Service and other partner agencies to ensure proportionate legal sanctions are achieved at court.
  • To provide a Point of Contact facility for Dangerous Dog legislation, offering guidance, investigation, file preparation and providing tactical advice on appropriate legislation and legal remedies to officers and staff in relation to Dangerous Dogs and all associated matters.
  • To advise, plan and conduct detailed interviews with suspects and witnesses in relation to dangerous dog-related crime matters.
  • To provide advice and guidance to force media teams.
  • To manage kennel contractors including the day-to-day welfare of seized dogs.
  • To undertake the licencing and handling of a specialist search dog, supporting the Alliance Dog Section specialist search dog capability.
Recent investigative/file preparation knowledge/experience is desired .

Upon commencement of role, there will be an emphasis on investigating and submitting files related to Prohibited breed prosecutions for a period of time to support the Police response to recent amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
  1. To be confirmed in the rank of constable and have a thorough grounding in basic policing skills with a proven track record of working on own initiative.
  2. Must have passed the national fitness test for police officers.
  3. In date Officer Safety Trained.
  4. Standard Response police driver or capable of successfully completing an SR course.
  5. Emergency First aid at work trained or capable of passing.
  6. To be an accredited Dog Legislation Officer or capable of passing the course.
  7. To be a qualified Dog Sedation Operative or capable of passing the course.

Cheshire Constabulary is fully supportive of diversity, equality and inclusion and strives to employ a workforce which is representative of the community it serves.

Applications are welcomed from all underrepresented groups and support will be made available throughout the recruitment process for all applicants. Under-represented groups include:
  • People of ethnic minority
  • Individuals who identify as having a visible or invisible disability
  • Gender in relation to female representation for PC entry routes
  • Gender in relation to male representation for Staff entry routes
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender + (LGBT+)
FOR POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT ONLY : The Constabulary recognises that some may possess additional skills such as fluency in other languages; if you have such a skill and are willing to be contacted about this potentially being considered in relation to deployment and posting decisions, please highlight this in the application. Please note that any posting decision will be made by the organisation as is its prerogative however in circumstances where there is a cultural-competence/skill that may also enhance the Constabulary's service to its communities then in consultation with an individual and their consent then a posting may be agreed accordingly.

If you have any queries in relation to diversity, equality and inclusion or have a request for any additional support you may need, please email Wellbeing.Engagement.Inclusion@cheshire.police.uk

Please note, you will require the following detail to complete this application form; NI Number, ID detail, address information, referee information, full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained. You may also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have. The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as incomplete pages will not be saved . As part of the application process, you may be asked to provide evidence of your Qualifications, proof of identity and address, so it is important to make sure you have this information to hand before you complete your application.

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