United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73115
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, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) pet sentience and (b) emotional harm to pet owners is considered in sentencing for pet theft offences.
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13 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) pet sentience and (b) emotional harm to pet owners is considered in sentencing for pet theft offences.
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/2020-07-13/73115
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1223972
- uk · wq-1223972 · source updated 21 July 2020