United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 35618
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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4 March 2025
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11 March 2025 · Answer
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11 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase penalties for crimes against wildlife so that they are in line with sentences for other animal welfare offences.
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4 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase penalties for crimes against wildlife so that they are in line with sentences for other animal welfare offences.
Source: Commons
11 March 2025
Answer
Defra has no current plans to increase the penalties for committing crimes against wildlife. Wildlife crime is unacceptable, and significant sanctions are already available for judges to hand down to those convicted of such crimes. Anyone who commits an o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-04/35618
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1781210
- uk · wq-1781210 · source updated 11 March 2025