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Offences and penalties 2004/05 - Table 5 - Number of offences prosecuted and convictions, by industry

Standard Industrial classification

Year

Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing

Extractive & utility supply industries

Manufacturing industries

Construction

Service industries

All industries

Offences prosecuted

02/03

82

50

619

597

311

1659

03/04

106

51

578

617

368

1720

04/05p

67

35

391

550

224

1267

Convictions

02/03

68

28

522

434

221

1273

03/04

81

34

502

418

282

1317

04/05p

59

28

328

396

188

999

Average penalty per conviction

02/03

£2,606

£13,721

£5,020 (ab)

£5,745

£10,330 (ac)

£6,251 (ad)

03/04

£2,889

£33,729 (ae)

£8,642 (af)

£9,615 (ag)

£10,458 (ah)

£9,633 (ai)

04/05p

£3,974

£20,496 (aj)

£8,368 (ak)

£8421 (al)

£30,537 (am)

£12,642 (an)

p=provisional

(ab) Includes one fine of £125,000. The average fine without these convictions would be £4,789.

(ac) Includes one fine of £200,000; two fines of £150,000 and three fines of £100,000. The average fine without these convictions would be £6,897.

(ad) Includes one fine of £200,000; two fines of £150,000; one fine of £125,000; three fines of £100,000. The average fine without these convictions would be £5,555.

(ae) Includes four fines of £150,000 and one fine of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £15,407.

(af) Includes one fine of £300,000; one fine of £250,000; one fine of £220,000; one fine of £200,000; one fine of £150,000 and three fines of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £5,907.

(ag) Includes one fine of £700,000; one fine of £175,000 and four fines of £150,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £6,174.

(ah) Includes two fines of £200,000; one fine of £150,000 and one fine of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £8,270.

(ai) Includes one fine of £700,000; one fine of £300,000; one fine of £250,000; one fine of £220,000; three fines of £200,000; one fine of £175,000; ten fines of £150,000 and five fines of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £6,524.

(aj) Includes three fines of £300,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £6,956

(ak) Includes one fine of £300,000 and one fine of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £7193

(al) Includes one fine of £250,000; one fine of £175,000; three fines of £150,000 and one fine of £100,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £6051.

(am) Includes one fine of £2,000,000; one fine of £400,000; one fine of £325,000; two fines of £250,000; three fines of £200,000; one fine of £175,000 and one fine of £150,000. Average fine without these convictions would be £10,764.

(an) Includes one fine of £2,000,000; one fine of £400,000; one fine of £325,000; one fine of £300,000; three fines of £250,000; four fines of £200,000; two fines of £175,000; four fines of £150,000 and three fines of £100,000. If these convictions are excluded the average for 2004/05p was £6,855.


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