Can my hon. Friend confirm that the shochet holds two licences? One is issued by the Food Standards Agency and the other by the Rabbinical Commission for the Licensing of Shochetim. That rabbinical commission is a statutory body established by Parliament under the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995.
Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods)
Proceeding contribution from
Matthew Offord
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 November 2014.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods).
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