Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56687
Nature Conservation: Crime
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of wildlife management and protection legislation in relation to (a) the number and (b) nature of (i) reported offences an
Answer
Mary CreaghWildlife crime is abhorrent, and significant sanctions are already available for judges to hand down to those convicted of such crimes. Anyone who commits an offence under existing legislation can face up to a six-month custodial sentence and/or an unlimi...
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