Table 1: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013⁽¹⁾, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Year

Offence

Prosecuted

Found guilty

Sentenced

of which

Fine

2013

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager

-

-

-

-

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer

-

-

-

-

2014

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager

2

2

2

2

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer

3

2

2

2

2015

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer - site manager

-

-

-

-

Make payment for scrap metal other than by cheque / electronic transfer when acting for scrap metal dealer

1

1

1

1

'-' = Nil

(1) Includes Contrary to sections 12(1), (4) and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.

(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.

(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.

Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.

Ref: PQ 48545

Table 2: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013⁽¹⁾, England and Wales, 2013 to 2015⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Year

Offence

Prosecuted

Found guilty

Sentenced

of which

Fine

2013

Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area

-

-

-

-

Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read

-

-

-

-

2014

Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area

-

-

-

-

Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read

9

5

5

3

2015

Holder of a scrap metal dealers site licence fail to display a copy of the licence prominently in a public area

1

1

1

1

Holder of scrap metal dealers collector's licence fail to display copy of licence in business vehicle so it can be read

6

4

4

2

'-' = Nil

(1) Includes Contrary to sections 10(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and (6) of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.

(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.

(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.

Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.

Ref: PQ 48591