Review of the Racing Greyhounds Legislation

Overview

We are asking for your help with an important survey which is looking into the effectiveness of The Welfare of Racing Greyhound Regulations which came into force in 2010.

Defra is carrying out a review which aims to look at the effectiveness of the legislation, whether the issues that led to the introduction of the Regulations are still valid and relevant; if so, whether regulation is still the best way of tackling those issues; and if regulation is still justified whether there are any areas where the Regulations can be improved.

GfK NOP, the independent research company,  has been commissioned to undertake key stakeholder interviews and data analysis. This online survey is designed to provide further information about specific areas to ensure that everyone  has the opportunity to contribute evidence. The data you provide will be used by Defra as part of this review as a supplement to the data collected by GfK. This is an evidence collection activity for those directly involved in the industry. The data collection stage will be followed by an open consultation in the summer of 2015.

All information provided will be held securely, not used for any other purpose, and anonymised  before any publication.  We will not contact you to follow up  your responses.

What happens next

Thank you for your interest .

The data  provided  will be used by Defra as part of the review along with data obtained by GfK NOP, the independent research company, which has been commissioned to undertake key stakeholder interviews and data analysis . All data will be anonymised before publication.  The data collection stage will be followed by an open consultation in the summer of 2015.