Hunting: Prosecutions

(asked on 18th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to hunting with dogs, by police force area, in the latest period for which data are available.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 26th January 2022

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions for offences relating to hunting with dogs, by police force area, in England and Wales, up to December 2020, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, which can be found here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987731/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020.xlsx.

To find the number of prosecutions by police force area for hunting a wild mammal with a dog, under sections 1 and 6 of the Hunting Act 2004:

  • Select ‘hunting a wild mammal with a dog’ in the ‘detailed offence’ filter (or select ‘12113’ in the ‘offence code’ filter).
  • Use the ‘Police Force Area’ filter to select a specific police force area or, within the field list, drag the filter for police force area from the filters area to the rows area for a detailed breakdown of all the police force areas.
  • The number of prosecutions will be found on Row 32

Other offences that relate to hunting with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004 include:

  • Offence code: 12114
    • Detailed Offence: Knowingly permitting land to be entered or used in the course of hunting a wild mammal with dogs
  • Offence code: 12115
    • Detailed offence: Knowingly permitting a dog to be used in the course of hunting a wild mammal
  • Offence code: 12116
    • Detailed offence: Participating in a hare coursing event
  • Offence code: 12117
    • Detailed offence: Attending a hare coursing event
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