Question reference: S6W-04800
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the scope will be of the forthcoming review of snaring.
Answer
A statutory review as required by section 11F of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is currently underway which will be complete early in 2022.
We are also currently developing the scope for a wider review of aspects of snaring including the question of a ban. Details of this review will be announced in due course.
The Scottish Government is committed to upholding the highest standards of animal welfare and we shall, of course, engage widely with stakeholders as part of this work.