Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 2622
A Bill to make provision about the mode of trial and maximum penalty for certain offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Chris Loder, Conservative
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”).
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”).
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”).. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”)..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”).
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Chris Loder, Conservative.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Policy background 2 This Bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (“the Act”).
Economic: The Government considers that this may lead to some marginal extra costs to the criminal justice system, but this is unlikely to be more than £500,000.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: administering a poison to an animal (section 7, Animal Welfare Act 2006); and e.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-12-03
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-01-08
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2022-05-09
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2019-04-09
Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-09-21
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.