United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5044
Pets: Theft
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24 October 2019
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1 November 2019 · Answer
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1 November 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making pet theft a specific crime.
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24 October 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making pet theft a specific crime.
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1 November 2019
Answer
Theft of a pet is already a criminal offence punishable by a penalty of up to 7 years imprisonment. In February 2016, the independent Sentencing Council updated its guidelines in relation to sentencing for theft offences. The guidelines take account of th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-24/5044
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1156203
- uk · wq-1156203 · source updated 1 November 2019