Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121136

Animal Welfare and Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on the potential link between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions by offence through the Outcomes by Offences data tool on GOV.UK. It is not currently possible to separately identify prosecutions for domestic abuse, as such cases are prosecuted under a range of diff...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 121136) →