UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2430
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill increases the maximum penalties (prison time and fines) that courts can give to people found guilty of serious animal cruelty offences like causing unnecessary suffering to pets or farm animals. It aims to make the legal consequences more severe for the worst cases of animal abuse.
Presented by Michael Gove.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt
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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
MPs' vote510 MPs
43% Ayes · 21757% Noes · 293
The democratic gap
24% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading26 Jun 2019
- 2nd reading10 Jul 2019
- Committee stage23 Jul 2019
- Report stage