Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) charges, (b) prosecutions, (c) fines and (d) cautions there have been for breaches of the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in England and Wales since 2010.

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004, in England and Wales from 2010 to 2013 can be viewed in Table 1.

The number of offenders cautioned for offences under the Hunting Act 2004, in England and Wales from 2010 to 2013 can be viewed in Table 2.

Centrally held information cannot separately analyse the number of charges for offences under the Hunting Act 2004.