- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes in each of the five most common types of wildlife crime were committed in the Fife Constabulary area, also expressed as a percentage of all detected wildlife crimes in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Number of Wildlife Offences Recorded and Cleared Up by Fife Constabulary, 1999-2000 to 2008-09.
Recorded
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 6 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Offences involving birds | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 17 | 47 | 21 |
Cleared Up
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Offences involving birds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 35 | 10 |
Percentage Cleared Up (%)
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 67 | 40 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 0 | . |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | . | . | 0 | 0 | 17 | 46 |
| Offences involving birds | 75 | . | 25 | 100 | 67 | 17 | . | . | . | 100 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | . | . | 100 | . | 0 | . | 0 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | 67 | 40 | 50 | 100 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | 50 | . | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | 64 | 100 | 91 | 100 |
| Total | 70 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 36 | 62 | 47 | 74 | 48 |
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Notes:
- Offence not active within financial year.
1. In financial year 2002-03, crime codes were introduced to cover offences of Hunting with Dogs, Cruelty to Wild Animals, Offences Involving Badgers and Other Wildlife Offences, which (excluding Hunting with dogs) would have previously been recorded under a different offence; but within the same Animal/Plant category.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalties were for wildlife crime-related convictions in the Fife Constabulary area for each year from April 1999.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences1, in Fife Police Area, by Disposal, 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| Main Result of Proceedings | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Community sentence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monetary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Admonished | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| All | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Note: 1. Where main offence. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding Strathclyde Police has allocated to the investigation and detection of wildlife crime, also expressed as a percentage of its overall budget, in each year from April 1999.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Operational deployment of resources is a matter for the Chief Constables of Scottish Police Forces.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the categories of wildlife crime recorded by Strathclyde Police in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Categories of Wildlife Offences1 Recorded by Strathclyde Police from 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| Offences1 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) |
| Offences involving birds |
| Hunting with dogs1 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 |
| Other wildlife offences1 |
Note: 1. In financial year 2002-03, crime codes were introduced to cover offences of 藴Hunting with Dogs, Cruelty to Wild Animals, Offences Involving Badgers and Other Wildlife Offences, which (excluding Hunting with dogs) would have previously been recorded under a different offence; but within the same animal/plant category.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the categories of wildlife crime recorded by Fife Constabulary in each year from April 1999.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Categories of Wildlife Offences1 Recorded by Fife Constabulary from 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| Offences1 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) |
| Offences involving birds |
| Hunting with dogs1 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 |
| Other wildlife offences1 |
Note: 1. In financial year 2002-03, crime codes were introduced to cover offences of Hunting with Dogs, Cruelty to Wild Animals, Offences Involving Badgers and Other Wildlife Offences, which (excluding Hunting with dogs) would have previously been recorded under a different offence; but within the same Animal/Plant category.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalties were for wildlife crime-related convictions in the Strathclyde Police area for each year from April 1999.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons Convicted for Wildlife Crime Offences2, in Strathclyde Police Area, by disposal, 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| Main Result of Proceedings | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Custody | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Community sentence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Monetary | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 45 |
| Admonished | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All | 33 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 46 | 58 |
Note: 1. Where main offence. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding Fife Constabulary has allocated to the investigation and detection of wildlife crime, also expressed as a percentage of its overall budget, in each year from April 1999.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Operational deployment of resources is a matter for the Chief Constables of Scottish Police Forces.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes recorded by Fife Constabulary led to a conviction, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of convictions in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences1, in Fife Police Area, 1999-2000 - 2008-09
| | Scotland | Fife | as % of total |
| 1999-2000 | 84 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001-02 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 51 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | 75 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | 72 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005-06 | 90 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | 110 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | 130 | 3 | 2 |
Note: 1. Where main offence. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.
Some caution is needed when comparing figures between recorded crime and court proceedings as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime and there is the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may be altered in the course of judicial proceedings. In addition a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the recommendations made in the Thematic Review of Wildlife Crime remain to be implemented in each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Government.
Answer
A follow-up to the thematic review was carried out by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland and Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland this year. This update, released by the Scottish Government in November, contains a list of the original recommendations.
The report can be found at
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- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive on what grounds licensing applications have been rejected under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
