United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93774
Animal Welfare: Standards
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24 November 2025
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2 December 2025 · Answer
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2 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement powers are available when local authorities fail to meet minimum animal welfare standards.
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24 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement powers are available when local authorities fail to meet minimum animal welfare standards.
Source: Commons
2 December 2025
Answer
In cases of local authorities’ failure to meet animal welfare standards, Defra retains the necessary powers and scope to intervene under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-24/93774
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1856010
- uk · wq-1856010 · source updated 2 December 2025