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yU0xF3mB	a	Resource
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	answer has question	2CwmPskW
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>The Deer Act 1991 prohibits, among other things, the poaching of deer as well as the killing or capture of deer during the close season or at night and the use of certain methods of killing or capture. The police are the law enforcement authority for poaching offences.</p><p> </p><p>Poaching is one of the UK’s six wildlife crime priorities. The National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), funded by the Government, is helping the police to tackle these crimes by gathering and analysing information, sharing this with the police and assisting police investigations.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2014 and 2016 the NWCU worked closely with local police and other organisations specifically targeting deer poaching on Exmoor. The action resulted in five arrests and successfully disrupted poaching activity in the area.</p><p> </p>
	answer given date	2017-04-24
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	yU0xF3mB
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	yU0xF3mB
2CwmPskW	question has answer	yU0xF3mB
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	yU0xF3mB