Welsh Government announces mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses

Requirements to install, operate and keep CCTV footage will come into force on June 1, with regulations enforced on December 1

Rachael Brown
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Welsh Government announces mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses

The Senedd has approved new regulations for CCTV cameras to be installed in all slaughterhouses in Wales, where live animals are unloaded, kept, handled, stunned and killed. Regulations Most slaughterhouses...

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