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Deposited Papers

Dec. 13 2007

Source Page: Sentencing statistics 2006. 200 p.
Document: DEP2007-0350.pdf (PDF)

Found: Technological advances, such as electronic tagging, provide ways to restrict liberty and reduce crime


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Jan. 11 2023

Source Page: Safer Streets Fund evaluation: Round 1, year ending March 2021
Document: (ODS)

Found: that would block the signal from being captured from outside -0.02 -0.06 0.02 0.39 Security marking / tagging


Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
The Scottish Government

Mar. 19 2024

Source Page: New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu
Document: 2018 Dame Glenys Stacey Review (PDF)

Found: they thought financial penalties through single farm payment were disproportionate, especially for tagging


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mar. 19 2024

Source Page: New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu
Document: 2018 Dame Glenys Stacey Review (PDF)

Found: they thought financial penalties through single farm payment were disproportionate, especially for tagging


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate

Sep. 27 2023

Source Page: Animal Welfare Committee - opinion on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs
Document: Animal Welfare Committee: Opinion on the Implications of Castration and Tail Docking of Sheep (PDF)

Found: further exacerbated while the sheep are moved and are in close contact with humans and working sheep dogs


Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Jul. 20 2023

Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2023
Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2023, April to June (PDF)

Found: In addition, horses and some breeds of dogs suffer from disabling cartilage loss and arthritis


Written Question
Cats and Dogs: Tagging
Wednesday 25th January 2023

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to set up a national database for microchip companies to input data received for dogs and cats.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

We are not proposing to create a single cat and dog microchip database. Database operators are commercial enterprises which offer a range of services and provide choice for pet owners.


A consultation seeking views on changes to the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 closed on 20th May 2022 and we are analysing the responses. The consultation sought views on creating a single point of access facility for approved users to quickly search compliant databases for a microchip record. We intend for this to also apply to cat microchip records.


This is a devolved matter and these developments relate to the situation applying in England.


Written Question
Cats and Dogs: Tagging
Wednesday 25th January 2023

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to set up a national database for dog and cat microchips.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

We are not proposing to create a single cat and dog microchip database. Database operators are commercial enterprises which offer a range of services and provide choice for pet owners.


A consultation seeking views on changes to the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 closed on 20th May 2022 and we are analysing the responses. The consultation sought views on creating a single point of access facility for approved users to quickly search compliant databases for a microchip record. We intend for this to also apply to cat microchip records.


This is a devolved matter and these developments relate to the situation applying in England.


Scottish Government Publication (Advice and guidance)
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate

Nov. 20 2023

Source Page: Pig welfare guidance
Document: Guidance for the Welfare of Pigs (PDF)

Found: appropriate, which limits access of rodents, wild birds , wildlife , feral cats , domestic animals (e.g. dogs


Bill Documents
14 Nov 2023 - Explanatory Notes
Bill 010 EN 2023-24
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: Providing the courts with an express power to impose electronic monitoring (“tagging”) as a condition