Recommendation 41

HM Government · verbatim extract Accepted

The Government notes the Committee’s concerns. The public consultation, issued jointly by the UK and Welsh Governments, evoked a range of responses including important considerations about the practical and welfare implications of these proposals. We have listened carefully to people’s views and will continue to work with the industry, NGOs, and others to explore some of the issues and evidence in more detail. This work will be taken forward through a series of stakeholder workshops starting in Autumn 2021 and continuing into 2022. Once agreed, a package of reforms will be implemented through secondary legislation or guidance, as appropriate. The reforms proposed in the Government response follow careful consideration of consultation responses, scientific evidence, and veterinary advice. We want to take a proportionate approach to regulation and, where the evidence is clear, we will act to make improvements that are practical and sensible. We want to work together with all interested parties to develop workable solutions that generate good welfare outcomes. We are also working closely with the Scottish and Welsh Governments to ensure that, as far as possible, a consistent legislative approach is applied across Great Britain.