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MoJ launches public consultation on hare coursing sentencing

The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) is encouraging anyone who may have been a victim of hare coursing to respond to the Ministry of Justice's online consultation

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Hare coursing is one of the key activities carried out by organised criminal gangs.
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Hare coursing is one of the key activities carried out by organised criminal gangs.

The Ministry of Justice is running a public consultation on the sentencing guidelines for hare coursing convictions. The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) is supporting the introduction of new sentencing...

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