Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113998

Dogs: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been seized from their owners under Section 18(5) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Defra 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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