Question follow-through · 5710
Hunting: Convictions and Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 there have been in each of the last five years and whether he has considered changes to evidential thresholds for offences under the Huntin
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 there have been in each of the last five years and whether he has considered changes to evidential thresholds for offences under the Huntin
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a wide variety of offences in the Outcomes by Offences data tool including offences under the Hunting Act 2004. Data related to the years 2021 – 2025 can be downloaded from the Cri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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