Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each police force area in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019.

Throughout England and Wales, in 2018, there were 13 prosecutions and 8 convictions for offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. In 2019, there were 18 prosecutions and 14 convictions for offences under this Act. Throughout England and Wales, in 2018, there was 1 prosecution and 1 conviction for offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996. In 2019, there were 3 prosecutions and 3 convictions under this Act.

The Ministry of Justice has published data on the number of people prosecuted and convicted in England and Wales, by police force area, up to the year ending December 2019 for offences under both the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996, available at the link below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx

Filter ‘Offence Code’ by:

• 10822 (for Protection of Badgers Act 1992)
• 10825 (for Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996)

Using the Pivot Table Fields, drag the ‘Police Force Area’ variable into the ‘Rows’ field and remove the ‘Values’ variable. Then, drag the ‘Prosecuted’ and ‘Convicted’ variables into the ‘Values’ field. They will become ‘Sum of Prosecuted’ and ‘Sum of Convicted’.

The resulting table will then display the figures for those prosecuted and convicted for the above offences over the 2013-2019 period, in each Police Force Area.

Alternatively, simply filter by ‘Police Force Area’ to provide figures on each, individually.