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Animal Welfare: Sentencing

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 116060

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the offence of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is within the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The offence of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is not within the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme as it is not an indictable only offence and is not specified in statute as qualifying for review under the scheme.

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