Animal welfare data
Boarding - home boarding dogs
Please note that we are only able to give a total number of licences in force as of the current date. We can’t give a total number for years past due to system limitations.
1 October 2018 to 31 December 2019 (South area only)
| Licenses | South Northants area |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 5 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 5 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 3 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 5 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 2 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 5 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 5 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 0 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 2 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 5 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 8 |
1 January to 31 December 2020
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of licences varied | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1 January to 31 December 2021
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1 January to 31 December 2022
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
1 January to 31 December 2023
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
1 January to 31 December 2024
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
1 January to 31 December 2025
| Licenses | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Total number of licences in force as of 08 October 2025 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 53 |
| Number of 1-year licenses issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-year licenses issued | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of 3-year licenses issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-year licenses renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-year licenses renewed | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Number of 3-year licenses renewed | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 1-star licences issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of 2-star licences issued | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of 3-star licences issued | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of 4-star licences issued | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of 5-star licences issued | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Last updated 11 November 2025