Closed-circuit Television in Slaughterhouses

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 3 October 2018.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:57, 3 October 2018

I think it's really important to know there are a number of controls already in place in slaughterhouses. Official veterinarians are present in every slaughterhouse when animals are being slaughtered to ensure compliance with regulations. In response to your question about how do we make sure that funding is used for the purpose it's been applied for, obviously, there's very stringent monitoring of this, but we're also working with these small and medium-sized abattoirs in the first place to help them put the bid in and to make sure then that, as you say, that money is used for the correct purpose. We've given extensive guidance, for instance. There are very few slaughterhouses now that don't have CCTV. So, it is possible to work with them on a much closer basis than if there was a large number.