Written Question · S2W-27351 · Session 2
How many offences under Part 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (a) were reported to procurators fiscal, (b) were prosecuted and (c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences under Part 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (a) were reported to procurators fiscal, (b) were prosecuted and (c) resulted in convictions in each of the last five years.
The answer
The information requested isset out in the following table.
Charges Under Part 1 of the Wildlifeand Countryside Act 19811,2
|
| 2002-033
| 2003-04
| 2004-05
| 2005-06
Total Charges
| Total no. of charges reported to Procurators Fiscal
| 118
| 124
| 78
| 143
Court Proceedings
| No. of charges where court proceedings were initiated
| 47
| 54
| 55
| 62
No. of charges where court proceedings have resulted in a conviction
| 28
| 14
| 25
| 18
No. of charges where court proceedings are still underway
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 34
Non-Court Disposals
| No. of charges where there was a Non-Court Disposal (eg a Fiscal Fine or a Warning Letter) or where the charge was not prosecuted as a separate charge but court proceedings were initiated in respect of related charges.)
| 69
| 20
| 13
| 59
No Proceedings
| No. of charges where no proceedings were taken.4
| 2
| 50
| 10
| 22
Notes:
1. The information in this tablehas been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case managementdatabase. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processingof reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies.If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the databasewill record details only of the amended charge.
2. The database is charge-based. The figures quoted thereforerelate to the number of charges rather than the number of individuals charged orthe number of incidents that gave rise to such charges. Both at the stage of raisingcriminal proceedings and in court, individual charges may be combined where theyrelate to similar offences. In addition, where charges involve duplication, theymay be deleted
3. The Crown Office and ProcuratorFiscal Service com
Charges Under Part 1 of the Wildlifeand Countryside Act 19811,2
|
| 2002-033
| 2003-04
| 2004-05
| 2005-06
Total Charges
| Total no. of charges reported to Procurators Fiscal
| 118
| 124
| 78
| 143
Court Proceedings
| No. of charges where court proceedings were initiated
| 47
| 54
| 55
| 62
No. of charges where court proceedings have resulted in a conviction
| 28
| 14
| 25
| 18
No. of charges where court proceedings are still underway
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 34
Non-Court Disposals
| No. of charges where there was a Non-Court Disposal (eg a Fiscal Fine or a Warning Letter) or where the charge was not prosecuted as a separate charge but court proceedings were initiated in respect of related charges.)
| 69
| 20
| 13
| 59
No Proceedings
| No. of charges where no proceedings were taken.4
| 2
| 50
| 10
| 22
Notes:
1. The information in this tablehas been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s case managementdatabase. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processingof reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies.If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the databasewill record details only of the amended charge.
2. The database is charge-based. The figures quoted thereforerelate to the number of charges rather than the number of individuals charged orthe number of incidents that gave rise to such charges. Both at the stage of raisingcriminal proceedings and in court, individual charges may be combined where theyrelate to similar offences. In addition, where charges involve duplication, theymay be deleted
3. The Crown Office and ProcuratorFiscal Service com
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-27351 by reference.