Request for reasoning for ceasing collection of wildlife crime data in 2013

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Dear UK National Wildlife Crime Unit,

Following a previous FOI request I received a reply from the NPCC stating the following: "We have made enquiries with the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) who has confirmed that they no longer record wildlife crime incidents on behalf of police forces across the UK. This process ceased in 2013."

I would like to request the reasoning behind no longer recording wildlife crime incidents on behalf of police forces across the UK? From contact with various police forces it has become clear to me that many forces do not hold data themselves/cannot easily extract data from their systems regarding wildlife incidents. Therefore I would also be interested to know how the NWCU continues to advise on and set yearly priorities for combatting wildlife crime without a national database of wildlife crime incidences.

Yours faithfully,

Laura Oxley

UK National Wildlife Crime Unit

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Good morning

Please find attached acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Kindest regards.

Sherry

 

Sherry Traquair

NPCC Freedom of Information Officer & Decision Maker

 

National Police Freedom of Information & Data Protection Unit (NPFDU)

PO Box 481, Fareham, PO14 9FS

 

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M | 077 685 53447

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W | [2]www.npccc.police.uk

 

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UK National Wildlife Crime Unit

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached NPCC response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Kindest regards.

Sherry

 

Sherry Traquair

NPCC Freedom of Information Officer & Decision Maker

 

National Police Freedom of Information & Data Protection Unit (NPFDU)

PO Box 481, Fareham, PO14 9FS

 

T   | 02380 478922

M | 077 685 53447

E   | [1][email address]

W | [2]www.npccc.police.uk

 

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