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Bats: Conservation

Commons · Question 125522 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many personnel are assigned to the Tactical Delivery Group for bat crime.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Apr 2026

The bat crime Tactical Delivery Group (TDG) is comprised of around 40 representatives from several key stakeholder organisations, including the police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. A Defra representative attends as required. There is a TDG for eac...