Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Pets: Tagging
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) provide local authorities with sufficient resources and (b) create a legal duty for local authorities to enforce requirements for all cats and dogs to be microchipped.
- Answer
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Under the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, both cats and dogs are required to be microchipped. There are no current plans to publish best practice guidance on enforcing the requirement for all cats and dogs to be microchipped and we will continue to keep this under review.
Local authorities and police have powers to enforce breaches of the Regulation. It will be for each local authority to determine on a case-by-case basis whether enforcement action is proportionate.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 45500
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Enforcement Dogs Local government Pets Tagging Cats
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- 2025-09-05 22:08:29 +0100
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