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<p>The Government is committed to tackling crimes against wildlife. The UK National
Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence
on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching,
which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police
forces when required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded
against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the
Protection of Badgers Act 1992, in England and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table
1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates'
courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991, in England
and Wales, in 2014, can be viewed in table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No proceedings
were brought to court for offences under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in
2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table
1</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates'
courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Protection of Badgers
Act 1992<sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2014<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England
and Wales</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1)
Includes all Sections under Protection of Badgers Act 1992</p><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><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><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical
Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table
2</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates'
courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Deer Act 1991(1), England
and Wales, 2014(2) (3)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>Found
guilty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes all Sections under Deer Act 1991</p><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><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><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical
Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p>
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