Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been made under Section 30 of the Game Act 1831 in each year since 2010.

For prosecutions under the Hunting Act 2004, please see response to PQ 105521.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under Section 30 of the Game Act 1831 between 2010 and 2021 across the following data tools:

• 2010-2016: Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2020.

• 2017-2021: Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2021.

Please note, ‘119 Day Poaching’ includes offences under both section 30 and section 31 of the Game Act 1831. However, no prosecutions were made under section 31 offences during this time period.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants prosecuted for offences under the Deer Act 1991 and under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 between 2013 and 2021 across the following data tools:

• 2013-2016: Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool.

• 2017-2021: Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2021.

The number of prosecutions for offences under the Deer Act 1991 between 2010 and 2012 has been provided in Table 1 and 2. The Home Office does not collect data on the number of charges for this offence.