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Publication - Corporate report

Wildlife crime in Scotland: 2020 annual report

Published
1 April 2022
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Part of
Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781804353066

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

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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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