Written questions

Nature Conservation: Crime

Commons · Question 78497 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to give wildlife crime notifiable status.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 22 Oct 2025

Wildlife crime can have devastating consequences for our natural environments and countryside communities. This Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas and anyone exploiting or deliberately harming British wildlife should face the full fo...