Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17674

Animal Welfare: Reoffenders

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of individuals convicted of animal welfare offences went on to commit a further animal welfare offence in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of those repeat offenders had previously be

Answer

Jake Richards
The information requested on convictions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Information regarding animal disqualification orders is not contained in the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer.