Julia Mulligan, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network, has welcomed the successful conviction of a gamekeeper who shot two protected short-eared owls.
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NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report – Our View
Posted on August 6, 2018 in GenericJulia Mulligan has commented on today’s report on rural crime from NFU Mutual.
MoreWildlife Crime & Rural Affairs Strategies
Posted on August 1, 2018 in Breaking News, Generic, Wildlife
Last month, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) launched the first policing strategies to tackle wildlife and rural crime across the UK.
MoreNational Rural Crime Survey 2018
Posted on July 22, 2018 in Breaking News, Research
In fear of crime, being let down and feeling ignored – the 2018 National Rural Crime Survey reveals Rural Britain is living on the edge.
MoreDefra review of serious and organised waste crime
Posted on June 11, 2018 in Breaking NewsThe National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) is welcoming the Environment Secretary’s decision to set up a review of serious and organised waste crime and its impact on communities.
MoreNational Rural Crime Network calls on Home Office not to forget rural communities
Posted on June 6, 2018 in Breaking News, GenericThe Chair of the National Rural Crime Network has urged the Home Office not to forget rural communities when deciding how much money should be given to police forces to fight crime and anti-social behaviour.
MoreHave your say, make your voice heard – The 2018 National Rural Crime Survey
Posted on April 12, 2018 in Breaking News, Research
It’s three years since the last National Rural Crime Survey revealed the huge cost of crime to rural communities – both financial, at £800 million per year, and fear, with chronic under-reporting, anger and frustration at the police and government.
MoreNRCN response to ‘The countryside at a crossroads’ report
Posted on March 22, 2018 in Breaking NewsThe NRCN has commented on today’s report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, ‘The countryside at a crossroads’.
MoreRural communities at risk of being cut off from justice system
Posted on March 21, 2018 in Breaking News, Generic
Rural communities risk being cut off from the criminal justice system due to closures of courts and tribunal buildings, according to the National Rural Crime Network.
MoreLivestock Worrying Report: Our View
Posted on February 21, 2018 in Breaking News
The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) have today produced a new report on the barriers they face tackling attacks on livestock. This is the response of Julia Mulligan, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network:
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