Written questions

Hare Coursing

Commons · Question 669 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125523 on Hare Coursing, which policing priority covers hare coursing in the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy 202

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 18 May 2026

The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy 2025-28, published in November 2025, addresses hare coursing within its policing priority to tackle illegal hunting and poaching.