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Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021

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The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Commons
Introduction	5 February 2020	https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2622/stages/11841
Second Reading	23 October 2020	Vol. 682 Col. 1348
Public Bill Committee	5 February 2021	Col. 1
Report and Third Reading	12 March 2021	Vol. 690
House of Lords
Introduction	12 March 2021	Vol. 810
Second Reading	16 April 2021	Vol. 811 Col. 1582
Order of Commitment discharged	22 April 2021	Vol. 811
Third Reading	28 April 2021	Vol. 811 Col. 2250
Royal Assent	29 April 2021	Vol. 811