Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69536

Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 1 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department have made of the effectiveness of local authorities in enforcing the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 201

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra has completed a post-implementation review (PIR) of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, including consideration of enforcement, which can be found here. The Government is considering the finding...

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