Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113996
Dogs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Question
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what has been the additional financial costs caused as a result of current waiting times in securing Section 20 hearings for dogs seized under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to each polic
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra does not collect data on the financial costs to police forces associated with waiting times for Section 20 hearings under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, nor does it hold records on the number of dogs seized under Section 18(5) of the Act, or the lengt...
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