It is true Gnasher mate. You can only get certain working breeds done now in England & Wales, (Some terriers/some gundogs) and then only with the right paperwork, and even then they have to be chipped.
It's totally against the law in Scotland, no matter what, totally banned.
A woman not far from me was done about a year ago, for taking her pups to Ireland to be done. It was a test case, and it set a precedent.....
ah think that its only working breeds that are allowed doc tails in englandshire and yes they have be chip but i think its only in the south of ireland that you can d