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Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2017. It was answered by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Private Prosecutions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many private prosecutions have been brought by (a) the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, (b) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, (c) the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and (d) individual private citizens in England and Wales in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answer

The information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. Our case management and management information systems do not hold the level of detail to provide a total figure for each of the last three years for all of these categories of private prosecution. Providing this information would require the examination of individual case files held locally at courts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
58585
Session
2016-17
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Private prosecutions RSPCA Royal Society for the Protection of Birds NSPCC
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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