Animal Experiments: Inspections
Commons · Question 119542 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regard to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, how many unannounced audits were there in 2024; and whether she plans to increase the number of un
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 19 Mar 2026
There were 10 unannounced audits in 2024, as reported in the published Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) 2024 Annual Report.ASRU will increase the number of unannounced audits as part of its programme of regulatory strengthening. The inspectorate ...