Hunting Act 2004: Convictions
(asked on 10th December 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, many convictions have been secured under the 2004 Hunting Act in each year since 2010.
The number of convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2017, can be viewed in the table below. This information was provided by the Ministry of Justice.
The number of convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales from 2010 to 2017(1)(2)
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
36 | 56 | 48 | 56 | 35 | 45 | 31 | 22 |
Notes:
(1) The figures given in the table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Includes males, females, persons where sex "Not Stated" and other offenders, i.e. companies, public bodies, etc. | |||||||