Wildlife crime in Scotland: 2020 annual report

The ninth wildlife crime annual report, with new data from the financial year 2019 to 2020.


Appendix 3 - Court proceedings and penalties data by specific offence

Table A: People proceeded against in Scottish Courts for wildlife offences, where main charge 2015-16 to 2019-20
Main crime group Main Charge 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Total prosecuted   25 23 27 15 12
Badgers Sub-Total - - - - -
Protection Of Badgers Act 1992 Section 11a(1) - - - - -
Birds Sub-Total 5 4 3 2 4
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(A) 5 3 1 2 2
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(B) - - - - 1
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(C) - 1 - - -
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(2)(A) - - 2 - 1
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 5(1)(B) - - - - -
Cruelty to wild animals Sub-Total 6 2 5 - 3
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 Section 1 - - 1 - -
Wildlife And Counrtyside Act 1981 Section 11(1)(A) 1 1 - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 10a(1) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(2)(A) - - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(2)(A) & (F) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(G)(1) - 1 4 - 3
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11a(2)&(6) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(1)(Aa) - - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11c(B) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981, Section 11a(2)(B)&(6) 1 - - - -
Deer Sub-Total - 1 1 - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 21(3) - - 1 - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 22 - - - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 23(1) - 1 - - -
Hunting with dogs Sub-Total 5 8 4 6 -
Protection Of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 Section 1(1) 5 8 4 6 -
Fish poaching Sub-Total 8 5 5 3 5
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S.11(1) - - 1 1 -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S.6(1)&(2) 1 1 1 - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S2(1)&(2) - - - - 1
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.13(2)&(4) 1 - - - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.17(2)(A) - 1 1 - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.7 3 - - 1 3
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 Sec 9(1)&(2) 2 3 2 1 1
Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order Article 22(1) 1 - - - -
Other wildlife offences Sub-Total 1 3 9 4 -
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C.) Regulations 1994 Reg 39(1)(A/B/C/D) - - - - -
The Control Of Trade In Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regs 1997 Reg 8(1) - 1 1 1 -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 13(1)(B) - 1 - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18(1) - 1 5 2 -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18(2) - - 3 1 -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18a(1)&(2) 1 - - - -

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database

Table B: People with a charge proved in Scottish Courts for wildlife offences, where main charge 2015-16 to 2019-20
Main crime group Main Charge 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Total convicted   20 22 24 10 11
Badgers Sub-Total - - - - -
Protection Of Badgers Act 1992 Section 11a(1) - - - - -
Birds Sub-Total 5 4 3 2 4
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(A) 5 3 1 2 2
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(B) - - - - 1
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(C) - 1 - - -
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(2)(A) - - 2 - 1
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 5(1)(B) - - - - -
Cruelty to wild animals Sub-Total 3 2 5 - 2
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 Section 1 - - 1 - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(1)(A) 1 1 - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 10a(1) - - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(2)(A) - - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(G)(1) - 1 4 - 2
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11a(2)&(6) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981, Section 11a(2)(B)&(6) 1 - - - -
Deer Sub-Total - 1 1 - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 21(3) - - 1 - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 22 - - - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 23(1) - 1 - - -
Hunting with dogs Sub-Total 3 8 4 2 -
Protection Of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 Section 1(1) 3 8 4 2 -
Fish poaching Sub-Total 8 5 4 3 5
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S.11(1) - - 1 1 -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S.6(1)&(2) 1 1 1 - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S2(1)&(2) - - - - 1
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.13(2)&(4) 1 - - - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.17(2)(A) - 1 1 - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 S.7 3 - - 1 3
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 Sec 9(1)&(2) 2 3 1 1 1
Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order Article 22(1) 1 - - - -
Other wildlife offences Sub-Total 1 2 7 3 -
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C.) Regulations 1994 Reg 39(1)(A/B/C/D) - - - - -
The Control Of Trade In Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regs 1997 Reg 8(1) - 1 1 1 -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 13(1)(B) - 1 - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18(1) - - 3 2 -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18(2) - - 3 - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 18a(1)&(2) 1 - - - -

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database

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