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Written Question · S6W-21145 · Session 6

Further to the answer to question S6W-20426 by Mairi Gougeon on 29 August 2023, whether it can confirm how many cattle identification inspe…

Answered Asked by Finlay Carson Con Lodged 6 Sep 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20426 by Mairi Gougeon on 29 August 2023, whether it can confirm how many cattle identification inspections, (a) in each year and (b) by each regional office included in its answer (i) were originally planned to review and (ii) actually reviewed records going back more than (A) one year, (B) five years, (C) nine years and (D) 10 years or longer.

The answer

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 Sep 2023 · 19 days after it was lodged, on time

The number of Cattle Identification Inspections undertaken by the Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Division on cattle keepers in the last five years, detailed per year and regional office and further detailed into originally planned to review and actually reviewed records and into four time categories is provided in the following tables.
SGRPID regional office
2023
Originally planned to review records – more than 1 year
Originally planned to review records – more than 5 years
Originally planned to review records -more than 9 years
Originally planned to review records – more than 10 years or longer
Actually reviewed records – more than 1 year
Actually reviewed records – more than 5 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 9 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 10 years or longer
Ayr
33
4
1
4
20
4
1
4
20
Benbecula
14
1
3
1
8
1
3
1
8
Dumfries
27
5
3
1
14
5
3
1
14
Elgin
13
0
5
0
8
0
5
0
8
Galashiels
24
2
0
4
16
2
0
4
16
Golspie
10
0
6
1
2
0
6
1
2
Hamilton
21
1
2
0
18
0
2
0
19
Inverness
24
0
2
3
16
0
2
3
16
Inverurie
52
7
5
2
28
7
5
2
28
Kirkwall
20
0
2
2
16
0
2
2
16
Lerwick
10
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Oban
23
1
2
2
18
1
2
2
18
Perth
48
8
7
3
22
8
7
3
22
Portree
11
2
2
0
7
2
2
0
7
Stornoway
9
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
4
Thurso
20
1
3
0
14
1
3
0
14

SGRPID regional office
2022
Originally planned to review records – more than 1 year
Originally planned to review records – more than 5 years
Originally planned to review records -more than 9 years
Originally planned to review records – more than 10 years or longer
Actually reviewed records – more than 1 year
Actually reviewed records – more than 5 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 9 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 10 years or longer
Ayr
46
3
4
1
37
3
4
1
37
Benbecula
18
5
3
3
5
4
4
3
6
Dumfries
51
3
6
2
36
3
6
2
36
Elgin
16
4
1
0
10
4
1
0
10
Galashiels
35
2
5
0
24
2
5
0
24
Golspie
14
0
3
1
8
0
3
1
8
Hamilton
34
6
0
0
23
6
0
0
23
Inverness
29
3
3
1
20
3
3
1
20
Inverurie
68
11
10
0
41
11
10
0
41
Kirkwall
23
3
0
0
18
3
0
0
18
Lerwick
10
1
4
0
3
2
4
0
3
Oban
30
3
3
0
23
3
3
0
23
Perth
60
7
5
4
37
8
5
4
37
Portree
13
0
2
0
11
0
2
0
11
Stornoway
10
3
3
0
3
3
3
0
3
Thurso
23
3
2
0
17
3
2
0
17

SGRPID regional office
2021
Originally planned to review records – more than 1 year
Originally planned to review records – more than 5 years
Originally planned to review records -more than 9 years
Originally planned to review records – more than 10 years or longer
Actually reviewed records – more than 1 year
Actually reviewed records – more than 5 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 9 years
Actually reviewed records – more than 10 years or longer
Ayr
39
7
6
1
14
7
6
1
14
Benbecula
3
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
Dumfries
23
4
2
0
15
4
2
0
15
Elgin
9
2
2
0
3
2
2
0
3
Galashiels
13
1
0
3
5
1
0
3
5
Golspie
7
1
2
0
3
1
2
0
3
Hamilton
14
1
2
0
8
1
2
0
8
Inverness
10
0
1
0
6
0
1
0
6
Inverurie
42
4
8
0
25
5
8
0
25
Kirkwall
13
1
2
1
8
1
2
1
8
Lerwick
7
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
5
Oban
7
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
3
Perth
43
5
4
1
26
5
4
1
26
Portree
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
Stornoway
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Thurso
14
1
2
0
11
1
2
0
11

SGRPID regional office
2020
Originally planned to review records – more than 1 year
Originally planned to review records – more than 5 years
Originally planned to review records -more than 9 years
Originally planned to review records – more than 10 years or longer
Actually reviewed records – more than 1 year
Actually reviewed records – more than 5 years
Actually reviewed records – m

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-21145 by reference.