United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73114
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 Justice, how many people convicted of pet theft offences have been awarded a prison sentence in each of the last three years; and what the average length was of those sentences.
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13 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of pet theft offences have been awarded a prison sentence in each of the last three years; and what the average length was of those sentences.
Source: Commons
21 July 2020
Answer
The Government is sympathetic to the emotional trauma which the theft of a much-loved pet can cause. The Sentencing Council’s guidelines on theft now take account of the emotional distress on the victim caused by any theft offence, including theft of a pe...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-13/73114
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1223971
- uk · wq-1223971 · source updated 21 July 2020