Question follow-through · 121136

Animal Welfare and Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on the potential link between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
20 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on the potential link between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions by offence through the Outcomes by Offences data tool on GOV.UK. It is not currently possible to separately identify prosecutions for domestic abuse, as such cases are prosecuted under a range of diff...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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