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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders
found guilty and sentenced at all courts for accepting cash payment for Scrap metal
under section 6 of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, in England and Wales, from 2013
to 2015, can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table
1: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced
at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England
and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found
guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque
/ electronic transfer - site manager</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap
metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal
other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap
metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap metal other than
by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Make payment for scrap
metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>'-' = Nil</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes
Contrary to sections 12(1), (4) and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(2) 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><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><p>(3) 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><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given
year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown
Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against
at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: Justice
Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48545</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and offenders found
guilty and sentenced at all courts for not displaying a copy of their scrap metal
licence (a) at each site identified in the licence and (b) on any vehicle that was
being used in the course of the dealer's business in England and Wales, from 2013
to 2015, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table
2: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced
at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013<sup>(1)</sup>, England
and Wales, 2013 to 2015<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Found
guilty</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Sentenced</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Fine</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail
to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holder of scrap metal dealers
collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can
be read</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Holder of a scrap metal dealers
site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holder of scrap metal dealers
collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can
be read</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Holder
of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently
in a public area</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holder of scrap metal dealers
collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can
be read</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>'-' =
Nil</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) Includes Contrary to sections 10(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and
(6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p>(2) 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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) 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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Convictions
may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both
courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which
they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ref: PQ 48591<strong><br></strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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