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<p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted
and convicted for offences under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (offence code 19534)
within the last three years, in the following tool:</p><ul><li><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135333/outcomes-by-offence-june-2022-revised-2.xlsx"
target="_blank">Outcomes by Offence Data Tool: June 2022</a>.</li></ul><p>A breakdown
of the prosecutions and convictions for (a) not holding a licence and (b) paying cash
for scrap metal for year ending June 2020 to year ending June 2022, issued at all
courts in England and Wales, has been provided in Table 1 on a principal offence basis.</p>
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