New Clause 4 - UK animal welfare enforcement database
Animal Welfare Bill
2:45 pm
Bill Wiggin (Shadow Minister (Agriculture & Fisheries), Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Leominster, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point; people do things differently. In fact, I made the point on Second Reading not only about police forces but about local authorities. If forces do not have sufficient funding—I have never met a police force that felt that it was flush with cash, except perhaps the Met—there is often a problem. I agree with the hon. Gentleman.The information will be limited to details of licensing, registration, convictions, and experts.