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Protection of Badgers Act: Prosecutions

Answer

Throughout England and Wales, in 2018, there were 13 prosecutions and 8 convictions for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. In 2019, there were 18 prosecutions and 14 convictions for offences under this Act. Throughout England and Wales, in 2018, there was 1 prosecution and 1 conviction for offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996. In 2019, there were 3 prosecutions and 3 convictions under this Act.

The Ministry of Justice has published data on the number of people prosecuted and convicted in England and Wales, by police force area, up to the year ending December 2019 for offences under both the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996, available at the link below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx

Filter ‘Offence Code’ by:

• 10822 (for Protection of Badgers Act 1992)
• 10825 (for Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996)

Using the Pivot Table Fields, drag the ‘Police Force Area’ variable into the ‘Rows’ field and remove the ‘Values’ variable. Then, drag the ‘Prosecuted’ and ‘Convicted’ variables into the ‘Values’ field. They will become ‘Sum of Prosecuted’ and ‘Sum of Convicted’.

The resulting table will then display the figures for those prosecuted and convicted for the above offences over the 2013-2019 period, in each Police Force Area.

Alternatively, simply filter by ‘Police Force Area’ to provide figures on each, individually.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

111554

Session

2019-21

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Convictions Prosecutions

Legislation

Protection of Badgers Act 1992

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk