§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been in each county of England for infringements of the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2170). [HL2769]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe Home Office Court Proceedings Database does not identify such offences separately from other summary offences.
However, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has informed us that the Association of Chief Police Officers' Wildlife and Environmental Crime Adviser surveyed a number of police forces following the first season's operation of the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999. The responses suggest that a very small number of potential infringements were reported to the police, that all were dealt with by advice and no court proceedings were undertaken.