Natural England - Natural England's Enforcement Policy and Strategy
Natural England's Enforcement Policy and Strategy
A public consultation exercise on our Enforcement Policy was undertaken between July and October 2008. We sought views on our approach to enforcement - the principles that we apply to our enforcement work and whether the policy would achieve our aims. The Policy was then published in March 2009.
The responses received 
and our subsequent conclusions can be found in the report on the consultation exercise .
What is the purpose of our Enforcement Policy?
Our Enforcement Policy sets out Natural England’s approach to enforcement and the general principles that we intend to follow. Our enforcement work and policy is in line with the Regulators’ Compliance Code.
What does the Enforcement Strategy do?
We have also developed an Enforcement Strategy . This focuses our activities and resources to manage and deliver Natural England’s enforcement work while ensuring that this is in line with the principles within our policy. This Strategy is currently being updated to recognise the part enforcement, advice, guidance and partnership working play in achieving compliance and protection of the environment. This should be available in spring 2010.
Partnership working to tackle wildlife crime
Natural England also works with, and supports, other enforcement agencies in the prevention, detection and enforcement of wildlife crime. As part of this approach to partnership working we are signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding on tackling wildlife crime with the Countryside Council for Wales, the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service.
More information on some of our wildlife crime partnership agencies can be found on the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime website and the National Wildlife Crime Unit.
