Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109587

Nature Conservation: Fines

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
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Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing penalties on preventing cruelty against wildlife.

Answer

Sarah Jones
There are currently no plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable (which would result in them being included in the national crime statistics).Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Con...

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