asked Her Majesty's Government:
In respect of (a) the Environment Agency; (b) the Forestry Commission; (c) the Gangmasters Licensing Authority; (d) the local fisheries committees; and (e) Natural England, how many criminal prosecutions were brought by that regulator for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases, how many gave rise to a conviction. [HL1373]
The following represent the number of criminal prosecutions brought by the Environment Agency; the Forestry Commission in England; the Forestry Commission in Wales; and Natural England. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has not, to date, instituted any criminal proceedings.
Year Total No. Prosecutions Conviction 2005 887 876 2006 744 723 2007 724 702
Year Total No. Prosecutions Conviction 2005 10 6 2006 15 13 2007 9 9
Year Total No. Prosecutions Conviction 2005 2 2 2006 3 3 2007 1 1
Year Total No. Prosecutions Conviction 2005 2 2 2006 2 1 2007 1 1
The Sea Fisheries Committee(s) (SFCs) is the committee responsible for the management and conservation of fisheries in England and Wales, within a radius of six nautical miles. The SFCs are part of the local authority and undertake their own enforcement action. Defra does not hold the information requested.