Written questions

Animal Welfare: Crime

Commons · Question 78504 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on improving the harmonisation of record-keeping on animal-related crime between forces.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 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...