Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill: Commons stages
10 July 2019
MPs debated and approved the Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday 10 July 2019.
Second Reading
The Second Reading of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill was approved by the House of Commons without division on Wednesday 10 July 2019.
Closing the debate for the Government, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dr Thérèse Coffey, said;
"One of the key purposes of the Bill is to ensure that there is a deterrent to animal cruelty by extending the maximum sentence possible."
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Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
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Summary of the Bill
The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill was introduced in the Commons on 25 June 2019. This Bill would increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years in England and Wales. The offences would become triable in the Crown Court as well as the Magistrates' Court.
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House of Commons Library analysis
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The Library has published a briefing paper for the Bill.
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