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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Feb. 19 2025

Source Page: Independent end-to-end review of online knife sales
Document: (PDF)

Found: provider APCC/PCCs Association of Police and Crime Commissioners/Police and Crime Commissioners Gumtree

Written Question
Dangerous Dogs: Sales
Friday 27th September 2024

Asked by: Gregory Stafford (Conservative - Farnham and Bordon)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the sale of illegal dog breeds on (a) Freeads, (b) Gumtree and (c) other advertisement websites.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

It is a criminal offence to sell, gift, exchange, advertise or offer for sale any prohibited dog breeds. The maximum penalty for doing so is up to six months in prison and or an unlimited fine.

The Government has strongly encouraged all online selling sites to run automated checks for words and terms relating to these prohibited breed types, reporting this to enforcement authorities where relevant.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill - Thu 23 Jan 2025

Mentions:
1: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) Seven years ago, I saw the growth in the supply of puppies and dogs for purchase online on Gumtree and - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 20 Nov 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab - Clapham and Brixton Hill) to be sold by auction houses and on social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, eBay, Etsy and Gumtree - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 - Thu 23 Jan 2025

Mentions:
1: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) People are buying puppies and dogs on Gumtree, from puppy farms and sometimes out of the back of vans - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 06 Sep 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) second-hand products sold online through online marketplaces such as eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
Pet Abduction Bill
2nd reading - Fri 10 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Black of Brentwood (Con - Life peer) Two weeks after she went missing, they found her being advertised on Gumtree. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Social Security Directorate

Jan. 15 2024

Source Page: SWF spend on furniture: FOI release
Document: SWF spend on furniture: FOI release (webpage)

Found: the boxes below to show which furniture/ appliance types you provide and whether these are new or preloved

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Environment and Forestry Directorate

Nov. 22 2023

Source Page: Correspondence regarding Lorna Slater's meetings: EIR release
Document: Annex - 202300338440 (PDF)

Found: Please find attached a letter from Hannah Rouch, C hief Marketing Officer at Gumtree UK.

Scottish Government Publication (Correspondence)

Jan. 11 2024

Source Page: XL Bully dogs: letter to Victims and Community Safety Minister
Document: XL Bully dogs: letter to Victims and Community Safety Minister (webpage)

Found: Bully XL type population used the following parameters:Adverts: The number of adverts for sale on Pets4Homes