Domestic Abuse: Animal Welfare
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the identities of those convicted of animal abuse are available to the police when responding to call outs relating to domestic abuse.
Answered by Sarah Jones
The Home Office ensures that police officers have access to comprehensive and up-to-date information for operational use.
The Police National Computer (PNC) and the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) hold core operational data on individuals, including records of arrests, charges and convictions, and are accessible to officers at the point of need.
Where an individual has been arrested, charged, or convicted of animal abuse, this information will be recorded on these systems and will be available to the police as part of an individual’s offending history when attending any incident, including domestic abuse call outs.
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