Cost of policing badger culls in Derbyshire reaches over £300,000

Trainee reporter

Published 6th Apr 2022, 08:03 BST

Any costs incurred by Derbyshire Police will be paid by Defra.

New figures show that it cost just over £300,000 to police badger culls in Derbyshire last year.

Derbyshire Police have revealed that it cost them £301,072 to police the badger culls that took place in the county during 2021.

These costs are covered in full by Defra - the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Badger culling is a Defra initiative, licensed by Natural England, to carry out targeted culls in selected rural areas in an attempt to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis (TB).