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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences
under section 397 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, from 2011 to 2014,
can be viewed in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Defendants
proceeded against at magistrates courts for offences under Section 397 Financial Services
and Markets Act, England and Wales, 2011 to 2014 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>'-'
= Nil</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these
offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant
has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest
penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the
offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most
severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(2)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete.
However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative
data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should
be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are
taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="4"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Ref: PQ 19198</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<br /><p>Offences under this section were recorded under an offence grouping, which
it is only possible to separately analyse from 2011 onwards.</p>
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