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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty
at all courts of offences under Section 3 and 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
can be viewed in Table 1 and Section 2 of the Dogs Act 1871, in England in 2014, can
be viewed in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Criminal justice statistics for
2015 are planned for publication in spring 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Centrally
held data cannot separately identify whether or not an attack took place in a public
or a private place. This information may be held in individual court files, which
could only be inspected at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With
regard to the calendar split, no defendants were proceeded against at magistrates’
courts on the enhanced offences until June 2014; hence data for May has been retained
together and a split from June to December presented.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile,
data reported to the Ministry of Justice, and held on the Court Proceedings Database,
pertaining to criminal cases which were concluded at all courts in England and Wales
between 20 October 2014 and 31 December 2014 (latest currently available) indicate
that none of the Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) issued were as a result of a conviction
for a criminal offence specifically relating to dogs under the anti-Social Behaviour,
Crime and Policy Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice holds
no information centrally on Community Protection Notices or injunctions related to
powers under this Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates
courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under selected sections of the Dangerous
Dogs Act 1991, England, 2014 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legislation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>January
</strong></p><p><strong>To</strong></p><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June</strong></p><p><strong>To</strong></p><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section
3(1) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991</p></td><td><p>Proceeded</p><p>Against</p><p>Found</p><p>Guilty</p></td><td><p>444</p><p>
</p><p>325</p></td><td><p>718</p><p> </p><p>553</p></td><td><p>1,163</p><p> </p><p>878</p><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 3 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991</p></td><td><p>Proceeded</p><p>Against</p><p>Found</p><p>Guilty</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p><p>
</p><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p><p> </p><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p><p>
</p><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><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><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><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><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
Ref: 271-15 PQC 1009 - 1010 & 1013</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found
guilty at all courts of offences under the Dogs Act 1871, England, 2014 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proceeded
against</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Found guilty</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p> </p><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 colspan="2"><p> </p><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></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. Ref: 271-15 PQC 101</p>
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