Question follow-through · 27597
Police: Animals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals alongside emergency responders.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals alongside emergency responders.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Home Office does not produce guidance to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals. Decisions on whether to take action against individuals are an operational matter for forces.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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