Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of sentences of less than three months in reducing reoffending.”
Tabled: 13 September 2018Answered: 9 October 2018
Asked by
Chris Elmore
Labour — Bridgend
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Kanishka Narayan)
Online content depicting or promoting animal torture is horrific and—let me be clear—unacceptable. Under the Online Safety Act 2023, animal cruelty is a priority offence, which needs proactive steps from platforms to counter it. We will keep the pressure on to enforce that.