S2W-03117: How many cases resulted in prosecution that involved cruelty to, and neglect of, animals and in how many of these cases was the prosecution…

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases resulted in prosecution that involved cruelty to, and neglect of, animals and in how many of these cases was the prosecution was reliant upon evidence from personnel working for, or engaged by, the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in each year since 1999.

The answer

Answered by Elish Angiolini on 4 Nov 2003 · 33 days after it was lodged, 5 days after it was due

While it is not possible toestablish definitively which cases under the relevant legislation depended uponsuch personnel, it has been possible to identify cases reported by the SSPCA,and other cases where witnesses have been recorded as working for the SSPCA asfollows:
Financial Year Cases Reported
| SSPCA Cases
| Police Cases
| ERAD Cases
| Local Authority
| Unknown
| TOTAL
| % of Cases with SSPCA Witnesses

1999-2000
| 36
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 97
| 39%

No of cases with SSPCA witnesses
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 38
|

No of cases with no SSPCA witnesses
|
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 16
|

Not known whether SSPCA witnesses
|
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 43
|

2000-01
| 34
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 103
| 34%

No of cases with SSPCA witnesses
| 34
| 1
|
| 0
| 0
| 35
|

No of cases with no SSPCA witnesses
|
| 27
|
| 2
| 2
| 31
|

Not known whether SSPCA witnesses
|
| 22
|
| 4
| 11
| 37
|

2001-02
| 34
| 29
| 4
| 4
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-03117 by reference.