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Written question asked by Sarah Owen (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2024. It was answered by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 January 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Pets: Fraud

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases relating to the (a) mis-selling and (b) fraudulent advertising of pets took place in small claims courts in each year since 2018.

Answer

The information requested by the could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. HMCTS does not record the reason for bringing a small claim, this information is contained within the ‘particulars of claim’ and therefore obtaining this information would require a manual review of all small claims files.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9949
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Courts Advertising Fraud Pets Sales Small claims
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk