Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been done on the reoffending rates of individuals who have been issued warning letters or fiscal fines for wildlife crime offences.
Data about previous convictions of individuals who have been convicted of wildlife crime is detailed in the most recent Wildlife Crime in Scotland publication which can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/wildlife-crime-in-scotland-2024/. Although the Scottish Government does not specifically undertake evaluation on the reoffending rates for those who receive an alternative to prosecution for wildlife crime offences, it does publish data on reoffending rates more broadly, which can be found here:https://www.gov.scot/publications/reconviction-rates-in-scotland-2021-22-offender-cohort/.