Horse passports: Minimum Operating Standards (MOpS) for Passport Issuing Organisations (PIOs)

Breaches of the Regulations

150. Any breaches of the regulations should be reported to your Local Authority. It is therefore important to establish good communication between the PIO and Local Authority and liaise with one another to discuss and agree how best to effectively work together.

151. Any referrals may be by secure telephone, email or post. Care must be taken to ensure that all such communications comply with the Data Protection Act 2018.

152. Upon receipt of information the Local Authority will record it and assess whether enforcement action is appropriate. The information will, if necessary, be passed to the Local Authority for the area in which the offence may have taken place. Follow up action by Local Authorities will be taken in line with the authority’s enforcement policy.