Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83351

Animal Welfare

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities are required to obtain a licence under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 when (a) keeping and (b) exhi

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that kept animals, including those accommodated or exhibited in public parks, are cared for in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act 2006.Local authorities are subject to the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Act...

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