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Publication - Corporate report

Wildlife crime in Scotland: annual report 2021

Published
14 April 2023
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Part of
Environment and climate change, Law and order, Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781805253945

The tenth wildlife crime annual report, with new data from the financial year 2020 to 2021.

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Appendix 3 - Court proceedings and penalties data by specific offence

Table A: People proceeded against in Scottish Courts for wildlife offences, where main charge 2016-17 to 2020-21
Main crime group Main Charge 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Total prosecuted 23 29 15 12 2
Badgers Sub-Total - 2 - - -
Protection Of Badgers Act 1992 Section 11a(1) - 2 - - -
Birds Sub-Total 4 3 2 4 -
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(A) 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 -
Cruelty to wild animals Sub-Total 2 5 - 3 -
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 Section 1 - 1 - - -
Wildlife And Counrtyside Act 1981 Section 11(1)(A) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(G)(1) 1 4 - 3 -
Deer Sub-Total 1 1 - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 21(3) - 1 - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 23(1) 1 - - - -
Hunting with dogs Sub-Total 8 4 6 - 1
Protection Of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 Section 1(1) 8 4 6 - 1
Fish poaching Sub-Total 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 - - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S2(1)&(2) - - - 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 - - 1 3 -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 Sec 9(1)&(2) 3 2 1 1 -
Other wildlife offences Sub-Total 3 9 4 - 1
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 - -

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database

Table B: People with a charge proved in Scottish Courts for wildlife offences, where main charge 2016-17 to 2020-21
Main crime group Main Charge 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Total convicted 22 25 10 11 1
Badgers Sub-Total - 1 - - -
Protection Of Badgers Act 1992 Section 13(7)(A) - 1 - - -
Birds Sub-Total 4 3 2 4 -
Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Section 1(1)(A) 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 -
Cruelty to wild animals Sub-Total 2 5 - 2 -
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 Section 1 - 1 - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(1)(A) 1 - - - -
Wildlife And Countryside Act 1981 Section 11(G)(1) 1 4 - 2 -
Deer Sub-Total 1 1 - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 21(3) - 1 - - -
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Section 23(1) 1 - - - -
Hunting with dogs Sub-Total 8 4 2 - 1
Protection Of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 Section 1(1) 8 4 2 - 1
Fish poaching Sub-Total 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 - - -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 S2(1)&(2) - - - 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 - - 1 3 -
Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries(Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 2003 Sec 9(1)&(2) 3 2 1 1 -
Other wildlife offences Sub-Total 2 7 3 - -
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 - - -

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database

Contact

Email: Robyn.McCormack@gov.scot

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