Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 2024. It was answered by Lord Bellamy (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Hunting and Poaching: Prosecutions

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for poaching in England were successful under the Game Act 1831, the Hunting Act 2004 and the Night Poaching Act 1828 in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing outcomes for poaching offences. The latest data available, until year ending June 2023, can be obtained through the Outcomes by Offence data tool in the following link: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

A further breakdown of the published data is required to extract figures specific to poaching offences under the Game Act 1831, the Hunting Act 2004, and the Night Poaching Act 1828. Prosecutions and convictions for all years requested, from January 2019 until data is available up to June 2023, has been provided in Table 1 on a principal offence basis. The full calendar year for 2023 will be available in the next update of the Outcomes by Offence tool, expected in May 2024.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL3214
Session: 2023-24
Attachment: HL3214_table
Related items: Poaching: Prosecutions
Thursday, 8 August 2024
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Game Hunting Prosecutions Poaching
Legislation: Hunting Act 2004; Game Act 1831; Night Poaching Act 1828
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Hunting and Poaching: Prosecutions

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