United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73113
Pets: Theft
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13 July 2020
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21 July 2020 · Answer
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21 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle increased instances of pet theft during the covid-19 outbreak.
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13 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle increased instances of pet theft during the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
21 July 2020
Answer
The Government understands the distress caused by the theft of a pet, which is already a criminal offence under the Theft Act 1968 and carries a maximum penalty of 7 years’ imprisonment. We expect the police to record all such crimes reported to them so t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-13/73113
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1223969
- uk · wq-1223969 · source updated 21 July 2020