Written Question·Home Office·UIN 8372

Nature Conservation: Crime

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Satvir Kaur

LabourSouthampton Test

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making wildlife crimes notifiable offences.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
There are no plans currently to make wildlife crimes notifiable. Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most ...

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