To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-related confiscation orders
were issued for (a) £0 to £1,000, (b) £1,001 to £5,000, (c) £5,001 to £10,000, (d)
£10,001 to £20,000, (e) £20,001 to £50,000, (f) £50,001 to £100,000, (g) £100,001
to £500,000, (h) £500,001 to £1 million, (i) £1 million to £5 million and (j) more
than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
<p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to
deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional
benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets
that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is
outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures
that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14
by value groups. It also shows the total number of drug related confiscation orders
issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14 by value group.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Order
value</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£0
to £1,000</p></td><td><p>2833</p></td><td><p>1809</p></td><td><p>2690</p></td><td><p>1824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1,001
to £5,000</p></td><td><p>1257</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>1205</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5,001
to £10,000</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10,001
to £20,000</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£20,001
to £50,000</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£50,001
to £100,000</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£100,001
to £500,000</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£500,001
to £999,999*</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1million
to £5million</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More
than £5million</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>6401</p></td><td><p>3610</p></td><td><p>6033</p></td><td><p>3537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*figure amended from £500,001 to £999,999 (other than £1m as requested in question)
to avoid the double counting of orders as number ranges overlapped.</p><p> </p><p>The
total amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has
increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have
another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14; as at the end
of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on
the same period last year.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and
other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal
assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is
a continued priority.</p>
<p>The Government takes insurance fraud very seriously. It has recently set up a taskforce,
chaired by the former Law Commissioner David Hertzell, which will consider the range
of insurance fraud and make recommendations to reduce the level of fraudulent claims
with a view to reducing premiums and protecting the interests of honest consumers.
The taskforce aims to publish an interim report by Spring 2015 with a final report
by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also been working closely with
stakeholders from across the industry to develop a package of reforms to tackle the
abuse of whiplash claims. The next round of reforms will come into force in April.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued
for (a) £0-£1,000, (b) £1,001-£5,000, (c) £5,001-£10,000, (d) £10,001-£20,000, (e)
£20,001-£50,000, (f) £50,001-£100,000, (g) £100,001-£500,000, (h) £500,001-£1 million,
(i) £1 million-£5 million and (j) more than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
<p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to
deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional
benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets
that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is
outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures
that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14
by value groups. It also shows the total number of drug related confiscation orders
issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14 by value group.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Order
value</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£0
to £1,000</p></td><td><p>2833</p></td><td><p>1809</p></td><td><p>2690</p></td><td><p>1824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1,001
to £5,000</p></td><td><p>1257</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>1205</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5,001
to £10,000</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10,001
to £20,000</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£20,001
to £50,000</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£50,001
to £100,000</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£100,001
to £500,000</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£500,001
to £999,999*</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1million
to £5million</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More
than £5million</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>6401</p></td><td><p>3610</p></td><td><p>6033</p></td><td><p>3537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*figure amended from £500,001 to £999,999 (other than £1m as requested in question)
to avoid the double counting of orders as number ranges overlapped.</p><p> </p><p>The
total amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has
increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have
another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14; as at the end
of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on
the same period last year.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and
other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal
assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is
a continued priority.</p>
