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Prosecution Cases - Financial Year 2002/03
Prosecution Cases - Calendar Year 2003
This document was originally published by the Radiocommunications Agency, one of the organisations replaced by Ofcom at the end of 2003.
Prosecution Cases - Financial Year 2002/03
| CATEGORIES | Persons prosecuted | Person convicted | Fines imposed (#) | Costs awarded (#) | Forfeiture Orders | Conditional discharges | Absolute discharges | Admonish- ments (Scotland) | Official Cautions | Warning letters sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB - NOT LICENSABLE | 6 |
6 |
1,000 |
750 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| CB - LICENSABLE | 6 |
6 |
400 |
620 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
| PIRATE RADIO | 56 |
56 |
6,475 |
12,893 |
43 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
42 |
| CORDLESS TELEPHONES | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| PMR | 2 |
2 |
2 |
1,300 |
540 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| AMATEUR | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MARINE | 2 |
2 |
100 |
450 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
| 6.6 MHz | 2 |
2 |
3,400 |
250 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
7 |
4,200 |
12,760 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
| TOTAL | 81 |
81 |
16,875 |
28,263 |
55 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
47 |
55 |
Conditional Discharges were handed down for the following periods and offences;
- 1x6mts pirate, 15x12mts (1x unlicensed marine radio use, 1xRTTE, 1x selling mobile 'phone jammers, 4xCB, 8xpirates) .
- 9x18mts pirates 1x24mts pirate
Other penalties applied were;
- Community Punishment Orders 1x60hrs RTTE, 1x120hrs pirate 1x200hrs pirate 1x240hrs pirate
- Community Service Orders 2x100hrs - pirates
- Attendance Court Order - 1xpirate
- Youth Offending Team referrals 2x3mts - pirate
- One CB offender received a one year suspended sentence
- One pirate offender was given a Community Rehabilitation Order of 12mts
- Three of the "other" convictions are for marketing cellphone jamming devices
- Four of the "other" convictions are for RTTE offences
- One PMR offender received a 2-year probation order
- Two convicted pirates were required to serve curfews enforced by electronic tagging
- Other official cautions are for possessing and offering for sale restricted apparatus (video senders), operating a Short Range Device at excessive power and RTTE offences
This table below shows the number of prosecutions carried out by the Radiocommunications Agency between 1 January and 28 December 2003, prior to Ofcom taking on the work.
Prosecution Cases - Calendar Year 2003
| PROSECUTION CASES CONCLUDED IN THE COURTS AND WARNING LETTERS ISSUED 2003 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATEGORIES | Number of persons prosecuted | Number of persons convicted | Total fines imposed (£) | Total of costs awarded (£) | Number of forfeiture orders | Number of conditional discharges | Number of absolute discharges | Number of admonishments (Scotland) | Official cautions | Warning letters sent | |
| CB AM |
1 |
1 |
1,000 |
750 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
| CB FM |
2 |
2 |
400.00 |
360.00 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
| Pirate Radio |
71 |
71 |
17,250.00 |
29,051.43 |
57 |
30 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
54 |
|
| Cordless Telephones |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
| PMR |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
300.00 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
|
| Amateur |
1 |
1 |
150.00 |
100.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Marine |
2 |
2 |
100.00 |
450.00 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 6.6 MHz |
2 |
2 |
400.00 |
750.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Others |
6 |
6 |
4,000.00 |
11,310.00 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
|
| TOTAL |
86 |
86 |
22,300.00 |
42,471.43 |
66 |
38 |
0 |
5 |
36 |
70 |
|
2003 Penalties and Notes
Conditional Discharges (21x12mts)(12x18mts)(5x24mts)
Community Punishment Orders (1x60hrs)(1x100hrs)(1x120hrs)(2x200hrs)(1x240hrs)
Community Service Orders (2x100hrs)
Attendance Court Orders 3
Youth Offenders Team referrals (2x3mts)(1x4mts)
The Other prosecutions are for 4xRTTE & 1xEMC offences
The Other official cautions are for RTTE offences
Other warning letters are for an illegal wireless CCTV camera, deliberate interference and interception