United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4418
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sentencing Council guidelines for animal cruelty.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sentencing Council guidelines for animal cruelty.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
When deciding what sentence to impose the courts are required to take into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including the culpability of the offender and the harm they caused. In setting a sentence, courts must follow any relevan...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4418
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909463
- uk · wq-1909463 · source updated 8 June 2026