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<p><ins class="ministerial">The official statistics relating to crime and policing
are maintained by the Home Office. Official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal
court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are
maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number
of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds
of Crime Act 2002 can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738814/HO-Code-Tool-2017.xlsx"
target="_blank">here</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under
sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 2013-2017</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">
</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Prosecutions</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 327</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">981</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">880</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,063</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">841</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">878</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
328</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">266</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">317</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">355</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">288</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 329</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,050</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">944</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">921</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">797</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">737</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
330</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Convictions</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 327</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">520</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">447</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">550</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">601</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">537</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
328</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">213</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">150</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">188</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">257</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">Section 329</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">527</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">541</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">594</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">567</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">581</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Section
330</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(1) The figures given in the
pivot table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences
for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more
offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same
disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence
for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented
are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been
extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence,
care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations
are taken into account when those data are used.</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">(3) A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and
Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions
may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear
before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to
that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del
class="ministerial">Data on prosecutions and convictions is published by the MoJ and
can be found <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx%20"
target="_blank">here</a>.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">A breakdown
of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering is as follows:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1. Number of prosecutions and
convictions for money laundering, 2007-2017 (1)(2)(3)</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Money Laundering</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Prosecutions</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,349</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2,095</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,307</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,998</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,906</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Convictions</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,269</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,143</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,336</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1,435</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,347</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">(1) The figures given in the pivot table relate to defendants
for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with.
When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for
which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two
or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum
penalty is the most severe.</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">(2)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete.
However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative
data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure
data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account
when those data are used.</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">(3)
A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do
so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions
or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may
be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were
originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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