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Nature Conservation: Fines

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109587

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing penalties on preventing cruelty against wildlife.

Answered by Sarah Jones

There are currently no plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable (which would result in them being included in the national crime statistics).

Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities.

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