Transporter Authorisations for Animal Transport in England, 2015

A list of requests for Transporter Authorisations issued under EU animal welfare transport regulations for England in 2015. The dataset contains application dates, authorisation types, permitted animal species, issue dates, and cancellation status. It is provided by the UK Government Digital Service and sourced from the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze application processing timelines based on the date received and date issued fields.
• Model the distribution of authorisation types (short vs. long journey) based on the application type descriptions.
• Identify trends in transport permissions for specific animal species or commodities where data is populated.
• Assess application cancellation rates and potential reasons based on the cancellation flag.

Strengths

• The description specifies two distinct authorisation types and five specific application categories, providing clear structure.
• Data is tied to a specific legal framework (Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005), offering regulatory context.

Limitations

• The animal species/commodity column is incomplete, as noted in the description, limiting analysis for many records.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale tasks.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government

Collection Method

Administrative records of authorisation applications.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

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Geography

England