The arrests collection held by my Department covers persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only, Summary offences concerning poaching are non-notifiable and as a result are not covered by the collection.
Data showing the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty of poaching in Lancashire and England are in the following table.
2000 2001 2002 2003 Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt Lancashire police force 23 20 11 8 16 14 9 7 England 298 220 225 186 319 242 207 140
Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt Proceedings Findings of guilt Lancashire police force 29 22 21 1 l 2 England 299 233 455 370 75 48 Notes: 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 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. 3 The statutes used are as follows: Night Poaching Act 1823 s1, Night Poaching Act 1844 s1, Game Act 1831 s30-32, Poaching Preventions Act 1862 s2 and Deer Act 1991. Source: RDS OCJR Ministry of Justice