Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 25148 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce an official animal cruelty register.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 7 Sep 2026
This Government has no plans to introduce an official animal cruelty register as all prosecutions for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are stored on the Police National Computer. This information may be shared with appropriate organisations unde...