Westminster Hall debateWestminster HallMonday, 29 June 202616:30

e-petition 759783 relating to a public register of animal abusers and automatic ownership bans

Backbench debate (separate chamber, no votes)

A Westminster Hall debate on e-petition 759783, sponsored by Labour MP Jacob Collier, examining calls for a public register of animal abusers and automatic ownership bans. The debate will explore whether animal welfare law should require transparency about convicted abusers and impose mandatory restrictions on their ability to keep animals in future.

This affects animal welfare policy and public safety. A public register would change how animal cruelty convictions are handled, making offender information transparent to pet vendors and enforcement agencies. Automatic ownership bans would remove discretion from courts and create a new barrier to pet ownership for convicted abusers, likely reducing reoffence but raising questions about rehabilitation and judicial flexibility.

MPs most likely to speak

Dr Kieran MullanConservative and Unionist Party

Bexhill and Battle

Jacob CollierLabour Party

Burton and Uttoxeter

Stephanie PeacockLabour Party

Barnsley South

Olly GloverLiberal Democrats

Didcot and Wantage

Warinder JussLabour Party

Wolverhampton West

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