Question follow-through · 17788

Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
17 Dec 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Defra is finalising its post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The report into the review will be published in due course.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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