Scottish Government officials routinely meet with local authorities and other animal welfare enforcement bodies on all aspects of animal welfare enforcement, as well as meeting with other key stakeholders to help facilitate cross-agency working on key issues in this area.Additionally, the Scottish Government provides guidance for local authorities on enforcement of a range of legislation – for example the guidance on local authority duties under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 – in order to help local authorities better understand their duties and obligations.At this time it is the view of the Scottish Government that additional training is not required, however we will continue to meet with local authorities to discuss how best...