Question 27588 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. François-Michel Lambert alerts the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the significant reduction in the number of sworn private guards, who play a crucial role in protecting the population and the environment. Sworn private guards in fact see their working conditions deteriorate over the course of the laws. Formerly considered as judicial police officers, they no longer have this quality today and regularly find themselves in difficulty due to lost or non-existent powers. Since 2013, none of the categories of private guards can, for example, search for infractions, but only report them. Neither game wardens nor fishery wardens are authorized to note the identity of offenders (only the private wood and forest warden can). The gamekeeper cannot seize any hunting weapon, although the fisheries warden has this right. The latter can also require the police, while all other categories of private guards do not have this possibility. Furthermore, private guards have not been able to carry any defensive weapon since 2006, despite the risky situations they sometimes face (even though louveterie lieutenants have been rearmed). The legal framework currently surrounding them has caused them to lose prerogatives, but also autonomy and credibility. It also introduces clear disparities between the different categories of private guards in terms of rights and skills. Under such circumstances, a large number of private guards have decided to leave their positions, leaving vacancies and increasing risks violations, even accidents. It is game wardens who secure hunting grounds or who question hunters carrying out their activity in prohibited areas. It is the fund guards and the wood and forest guards who ensure that those guilty of illegal dumping are fined. It is these same wood and forest guards who ensure that the ban on traveling in the forest is respected when it is in force. It therefore appears necessary to put an end to the significant and detrimental reduction in sworn private guards in France. He then asks her how she intends to strengthen and harmonize the legal framework that applies to sworn private guards.

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