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Written question asked by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Friday, 3 March 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Protection of Badgers Act 1992

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) charges and (b) prosecutions have been made under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each year since 2010.

Answer

For prosecutions under the Hunting Act 2004, please see response to PQ 105521.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under Section 30 of the Game Act 1831 between 2010 and 2021 across the following data tools:

Please note, ‘119 Day Poaching’ includes offences under both section 30 and section 31 of the Game Act 1831. However, no prosecutions were made under section 31 offences during this time period.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under the Deer Act 1991 and under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 between 2013 and 2021 across the following data tools:

The number of prosecutions for offences under the Deer Act 1991 between 2010 and 2012 has been provided in Table 1 and 2. The Home Office does not collect data on the number of charges for this offence.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
155205
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Table 1 and 2
Related items
Hunting Act 2004: Prosecutions
Monday, 12 December 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Prosecutions
Legislation
Protection of Badgers Act 1992
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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