Agricultural Machinery and Livestock: Theft
Commons · Question 94130 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the theft of (a) farm equipment and (b) livestock.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Nov 2025
We will be implementing the Equipment Theft Act, making it harder for criminals to sell on stolen vehicles and equipment and assisting the police with identifying the owner. The Act’s secondary legislation will require forensic marking to be applied to ne...