Help Build the UK's First Farm Retail & Rural Intelligence Network

Become a Founding Member of Project Scarecrow

Project Scarecrow is bringing together a select group of forward-thinking farm retailers to help shape the future of crime prevention within the sector.

We're inviting up to 50 farm retail businesses from across the UK to become Founding Members of the Farm Retail & Rural Intelligence Network (FRRIN).

Participation is fully funded, with no subscription fees during the pilot phase.

Together, we'll develop a new intelligence-led approach to reducing retail crime, supporting police investigations, identifying repeat offenders and helping businesses recover losses.

Why Become a Founding Member?

As a Founding Member you'll receive access to:

✔ Dedicated crime reporting support

✔ Intelligence-led offender identification

✔ Suspect vehicle alerts

✔ Police liaison and investigation support

✔ Civil recovery referrals where appropriate

✔ Crime trend intelligence bulletins

✔ Influence over the future development of FRIN

✔ Recognition as one of the UK's founding members of Project Scarecrow

Who Should Apply?

We're looking for businesses including:

Independent Farm Shops

Farm Retail Parks

Farm Shops with Cafés

Farm Butchers

Pick Your Own Businesses

Farm Visitor Attractions

Farm Retail Groups

Whether you've experienced one incident or deal with crime regularly, we'd love to hear from you.

Register Your Interest

Please complete the short form below.

It should take less than two minutes.

Business Name*

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Contact Name*

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Position*

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Email Address*

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Telephone Number*

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County*

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Which best describes your business (Farm shop, equine retailer, country store, etc)?*

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How many locations do you operate?*

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Which types of crime have affected your business during the last 12 months?*

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What Happens Next?

Once you've registered your interest, a member of the Fortify Intelligence team will review your submission and contact you to discuss the next steps.

If selected, you'll receive:

A certificate to confirm your business as a Founding organisation
An introduction to Project Scarecrow by a member of the Fortify Intelligence team.
A demonstration of the Farm Retail & Rural Intelligence Network (FRRIN).
Details of the fully funded pilot.
Information about becoming one of the UK's Founding Members.

There is no obligation to proceed after registering your interest.