HC Deb 27 January 2004 vol 417 c257W
Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions her Department has initiated in the last 12 months; how many of them resulted in(a) a conviction and (b) an acquittal; and how many were dismissed by the Court on the grounds of an incompetent prosecution. [148920]

Alun Michael

The Department has commenced 159 prosecutions in the last 12 months:

  • 64 have resulted in convictions.
  • 6 have resulted in acquittals.
  • 89 prosecutions remain outstanding.
  • None of the prosecutions have been dismissed by the Court on the grounds of "an incompetent prosecution".

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