Policy paper

Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee鈥檚 report on animal welfare legislation enforcement

Response to the Animal Sentience Committee鈥檚 report on whether the government has all due regard to the welfare of animals as sentient beings in relation to animal welfare legislation surveillance and enforcement.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
16 June 2025

Applies to England

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Government response to Animal Sentience Committee: report on the due regard to animal welfare 鈥� legislative compliance and enforcement

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5763-1, E03370811 06/25

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This report is a response to the recommendations made in the Animal Sentience Committee鈥檚 report on the due regard to animal welfare 鈥� legislative compliance and enforcement.

皇冠体育app Animal Sentience Committee is an independent committee of experts that was established by the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. It is hosted by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).听

皇冠体育app Committee helps Parliament consider how ministerial decisions take the welfare of sentient animals into account. 皇冠体育app Committee has a statutory ability to produce reports for Parliament and following publication of a report, the relevant Secretary of State has a statutory duty to lay a response before Parliament within 3 months.

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Published 16 June 2025

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