As you may be aware, Defra is currently undertaking a review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (LAIA regulations) as part of the post implementation review of the regulations. They have released the following information and are seeking the input from stakeholders:
“We are keen to ensure that the views of our stakeholders are considered in this process. We are inviting your organisation to provide views on the regulations by filling in any of the below surveys that are relevant to you. If you are an industry representative, we would be grateful if you could share the surveys with your members/network. If you are a local authority, we would be grateful if you could share the surveys with LAIA licensed businesses within your network. We would be grateful if you could refrain from posting these surveys on social media.
Please note that filling in a survey is voluntary, and you are under no obligation to respond. You may also fill in more than one survey if relevant to you. The surveys will be open for four weeks, closing at 11:45pm on Monday 31st October. Each survey will take approximately 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the detail of your response.
The LAIA regulations came into force in 2018. We are currently undertaking a post-implementation review to assess the effectiveness of the regulations. We will be gathering evidence from various sources and the views of stakeholders to help us assess whether the regulations have met their objectives, identify opportunities for reducing burdens on business and propose refinements if required.
Could respondents please review the attached Privacy Notice before proceeding with the survey. By proceeding with the below survey, you are consenting to participate in this social research, as it is described in the Privacy Notice.
Please find the surveys below:
Schedule 7 – keeping or training animals for exhibition: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UrqZSivc4QKD3g
Schedule 5- hiring out horses: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BRQWme5Mj0Hugm
Schedule 4- specific conditions for providing boarding for cats or dogs: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_899TBGb5an09tAO
Schedule 3- selling animals as pets: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cvjcTRtacMqXNMa
Schedule 1, parts 1 & 5 and Schedule 6- (specific conditions) regarding the breeding of dogs: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2lOE4l96f1g7Gd0
For further information on the survey please email AnimalActivitiesLicensing@defra.gov.uk.
Thank you for your participation in this exercise, your feedback is highly appreciated. “