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Written Question
National Rural Crime Unit
Wednesday 6th November 2024

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Lincoln (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the National Rural Crime Unit since its inception.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The National Rural Crime Unit is a specialist unit, and its activities exemplify the importance of collaboration in this area, involving farmers, policymakers and police working together at national and local level to examine how UK farming businesses can be better protected against crime.

The National Rural Crime Unit has recovered stolen property, including agricultural machinery and vehicles, worth £10 million since 2023. It has also co-ordinated operational responses across the UK that resulted in multiple arrests as well as disrupting organised crime groups.