Animal Experiments & Testing
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ICO Complaint Assigned at 21 Weeks (finally!)
Way past the supposed 12 weeks to assign a caseworker, but we got there eventually. They will now begin investigating my case and ask the Home Office questions on my complaint. I’m told the Home Office has 20 working days to respond to the ICO, so it’s going to be at least another month before… Continue reading
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My View on the Government’s Plan – “Phasing out animal testing faster”
A Journalist asked me what my view on the government’s new roadmap on “Animal testing to be phased out faster” which was announced on the 11th November 2025. -> Read the full article by The Londoners, December issue. My bit starts at the last two paragraphs of page 6, and page 7. Snippets from my… Continue reading
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Parliamentary Written Question – TABLED
On 29 October 2025, the Parliamentary Written Question was tabled; asking the Home Office about the work on “clarifying Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Link to the Parliamentary Written Question to see the full question and answer. Renewed Parliamentary Pressure MPs have been asking via PWQ ever since the consultation on… Continue reading
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Parliamentary Written Question – Why?
Update 29 October 2025 – the question has now been tabled. See this article for the full update. Shortly after submitting the complaint to the ICO on 18th August 2025, dissatisfied about the Home Office’s Freedom of Information (FOI) and Internal Review (IR) responses, I believe it was time to create parallel pressure at Parliament.… Continue reading
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Will You Write to Your MP?
Update 29 October 2025 – the question has now been tabled to Parliament. See this article for full update. I need your help Especially if you live in Merseyside What do you need to do: Write to your MP and ask them to table a written question in Parliament, about the 2014 consultation report on… Continue reading
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ICO Complaint Submitted for 2014 Consultation FOI
Unsurprisingly I was not happy with how the Home Office handled my FOI and the subsequent Internal Review. My Challenges: I presented five challenges to the ICO as the basis of my complaint. A timeline of evidence has been compiled to support my complaint. These consist of Parliamentary Written Questions & Answers, minutes from the… Continue reading
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FOI – 2014 Consultation on the Review of Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
What: I have submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Home Office, asking for 3 things: Why This Matters: Due to the restrictive nature of the current law, we know very little about these experiments involving living animals. Are they necessary? Are there better alternatives? What do the animals go through? The government publishes… Continue reading
Melody Lee 