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<p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and
sentence outcomes in the Outcome by Offence data tool including offences as set out
in the Offence Group Classification. This can be found via the following link: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022"
target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2022 - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)</a>. The total number of individuals prosecuted and sentence outcomes
for causing, permitting, or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering of animals, under
the Animal Welfare Act 2006, can be obtained by selecting HO code 09701 and 10829.</p><p>However,
whether this was specifically due to the misuse of fireworks is not held centrally
in the Court Proceedings Database. This information may be held on court records but
to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.</p>
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