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Nature Conservation: Crime

Commons · Question 105482 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 26 of the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) making wildlife crimes notif

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 19 Jan 2026

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...