Dog theft Scotland: Tougher new law backed in consultation
A new law that would strengthen punishments for dog theft has been backed in a public consultation.
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A new law that would strengthen punishments for dog theft has been backed in a public consultation.
An MSP is pushing ahead with a law that would create a specific offence of abducting dogs, despite the fact this is already a crime. The majority of responses to a consultation on a proposal to create a specific offence for the theft of dogs, including from numerous dog charities, are supportive.
Dog thieves could be jailed for up to five years under a new law that got overwhelming support in a public consultation.
Scottish Legal News editor Kapil Summan speaks to historian and former Supreme Court justice, Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, at his home in London. They discuss criminal reforms; the limits of law; the decline in legislative drafting in the UK; free speech and the need to stand up to the new cult
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