Officer training re illegal Hunting and prosecutions.

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Dear Derbyshire Constabulary,
Please could you answer the following FOI questions.

What % of Police Officers - excluding Wildlife Officers - have received training to recognise illegal hunting?

What % of Wildlife Officers have received formal training to recognise illegal hunting?

Who provided this training - as in their qualifications and capacity?

How long was the training course?

Policy & Procedures:
Are officers being asked to actively monitor hunts and look for evidence of illegal activities?

Do officers monitoring hunts have to 'declare an interest' if they hunt?

Finally-
How many successful prosecutions have you secured regarding the illegal killing of foxes/hares?

Yours faithfully,

B Wray

Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

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What % of Police Officers - excluding Wildlife Officers - have received
training to recognise illegal hunting?

 

What % of Wildlife Officers have received formal training to recognise
illegal hunting?

 

Who provided this training - as in their qualifications and capacity?

 

How long was the training course?

 

Policy & Procedures:

Are officers being asked to actively monitor  hunts and look for evidence
of illegal activities?

 

Do officers monitoring hunts have to 'declare an interest' if they hunt?

 

Finally-

How many successful prosecutions have you secured regarding the illegal
killing of foxes/hares?

 

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Freedom of Information Office, Derbyshire Constabulary

Good Morning B Wray,

Thank you for your recent FOI concerning the above which is currently
receiving attention.

However, in order to best respond I seek clarification on the following
point. 

Can you confirm please your timeframe for question 7 ‘How many successful
prosecutions have you secured regarding the illegal killing of
foxes/hares?’

I also need to add that pending receipt of this clarification I have
placed your request on hold where it will remain for 20 working days and
that if nothing is received within this period I will assume that the
information is no longer required and close the FOI down marked as
‘withdrawn’.

Thank you,

Fraser Shaw
Disclosure Assistant
Freedom Of Information
Information Management Department
Derbyshire Constabulary 
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