§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions have taken place with regard to(a) fireworks causing distress to animals under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 in each year from 1990 to date and (b) throwing or setting off fireworks in the street under section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875. [146683]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation collected centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database does not identify the act of cruelty involved where offenders have been convicted under the Protection of Animals Act 1911.
Available information showing the number of persons prosecuted at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts for the throwing or setting off of fireworks in the street are given in the table.
Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts and convicted at all courts under S80 of the Explosives Act 1875, England and Wales, 1990–99 Prosecutions Convictions Conviction rate1 1990 65 52 80 1991 34 27 79 1992 19 14 74 1993 10 5 50 1994 22 16 73 1995 24 18 75 1996 43 34 79 1997 74 49 66 1998 52 36 69 1999 42 27 64 1 Offenders convicted as a proportion of the number prosecuted Throwing, casting or firing any fireworks in or into any highway, street, etc. public place—S.80 the Explosive Act 1875
Source:
Home Office Court Proceedings Database