Animal Welfare: Convictions
2026-06-16 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 10958 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a public register of individuals convicted of animal cruelty offences.
Answer
The Government has no plans to introduce a publicly assessable animal cruelty register. All prosecutions for animal cruelty offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are currently stored on the Police National Computer. This information may be shared wit...