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<p>The Home Office does not centrally collect information on offences under the Hunting
Act 2004 and therefore the requested information on arrests and subsequent convictions
is not held by the Home Office.</p><p>The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational
matter for the police. This is in line with their duties to keep the peace, protect
communities and prevent the commission of offences, working within the provisions
of the legal framework set by Parliament.</p><p>It is for individual Chief Constables
to determine how their resources are deployed and it is for locally elected Police
and Crime Commissioners to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle
the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses in rural and urban areas alike.</p>
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