how many prosecutions for badger baiting there have been since 2005 and how many led to a conviction, broken down by local authority area.

The Protection of Animals Act 1911 section 1(1)(c) makes it an offence to bait animals and there were no proceedings under this Act in the period referred to.
The following table presents the number of persons proceeded against for the crime group offences involving badgers, some of which may relate to badger baiting. Section 1 of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 refers to ‘Taking, injuring or killing badgers’, Section 2 ‘Cruelty’, Section 3 ‘Interfering with badger setts’ and Section 11 ‘Powers of constables’.
Persons proceeded against in Scottish courts for related to badgers1, 2005-06 to 2013-14
Local authority2
Crime
Result
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Aberdeen City
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(C)
Proceeded against
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Aberdeenshire
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(B)
Proceeded against
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(E)
Proceeded against
-
4
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dumfries and Galloway
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 1
Proceeded against
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 2(1)(A)
Proceeded against
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(A)
Proceeded against
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 11A(1)
Proceeded against
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
East Ayrshire
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 2(1)(A)
Proceeded against
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Edinburgh, City of
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(A)
Proceeded against
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(C)
Proceeded against
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fife
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(D)
Proceeded against
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Highland
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(C)
Proceeded against
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Moray
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(C)
Proceeded against
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scottish Borders
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 2(1)(C)
Proceeded against
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Ayrshire
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Section 3(1)(A)
Proceeded against
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Guilty
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scotland all crimes related to badgers
Proceeded against
-
7
11
1
2
3
2
-
-
Guilty
-
2
7
-
2
3
1
-
-
1. Where main offence
2. Incorporates an approximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area.