PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 March 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of animal testing facilities.
Asked by:
Perran Moon (Labour)
Asked by:
Perran Moon (Labour)
Answer
The Government publishes a detailed Operational Guidance document on how the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is administered and enforced and also a Code of Practice for care and accommodation requirements.
An annual statistics publication provides full details on the number of licensed procedures carried out, the species of animals and the purposes for which the procedures have been undertaken.
The Animals in Science Regulator publishes an annual report which contains information on licensing, the audit programme, and management of non-compliance.
Answered by:
()
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.