HERE are the number of prosecutions, fines and warnings handed out by year.
THIS YEAR (UP TO JUNE 30)
Prosecutions: 24
Offers of composition* or stern warnings: 94
Total: 118
LAST YEAR
Prosecutions: 39
Offers of composition or stern warnings: 75
Total: 114
2007
Prosecutions: 30
Stern warnings: 51
Total: 81
* The term refers to offers to compound the offence with a fine.