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FOI 1159-2024/25- Hare coursing

Request:

I would like to know the following please under the Freedom of Information Act. How many arrests were made by your police force for the offence of hare coursing (the offence of trespassing with intent to pursue hares) over the last five years?

If you could send the data for each year please. So:

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
  • Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
  • Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. A search has been carried out for the offence ‘Trespass with Intent to Search for or to Pursue Hares with Dogs’ for the timeframe requested, which provided a zero result.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.