Scottish Animal Welfare Commission correspondence and meeting information: FOI release

Information requested

All minutes/notes from meetings between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, as well as direct correspondence between the SAWC and Ministers, from the last month.

Response

Minutes/notes from meetings between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission from the last month.

There were three meetings held between the Scottish Government and SAWC in the last month:

14 August – SAWC Plenary. The minutes of the meeting have now been published and are available to view on the SAWC web page at this link.

20 August – Local Authorities Handling Animal Welfare Issues Work Group Meeting. Copies of the minutes are attached at Annex A.

28 August - Local Authorities Handling Animal Welfare Issues Work Group Meeting. Copies of the minutes are attached at Annex B.

Direct correspondence between the SAWC and Ministers from the last month.

There was one invitation sent on 14 August from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, inviting SAWC to attend a Scottish Government Roundtable to discuss potential alternative farrowing systems and practices that could improve pig welfare in Scotland. This is attached at Annex C. Please note that no SAWC representative attended this meeting.

Due to exemptions under Section 38(1)(b) of FOISA, some personnel data has been redacted and replaced with [Redacted s.38(1)(b)].

Further information about SAWC's work plan, minutes of meetings and correspondence with Ministers can be found on its web page.

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FOI 202500482756 - Information released - Annex A - C

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