Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
Commons · Question 113991 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a Section 20 hearing under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 2 Mar 2026
The Ministry of Justice and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs work closely at official level, alongside other Departments and operational partners, on matters relating to animal welfare and the functioning of the justice system.The averag...