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1363042

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date	25/10/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals the CPS received from the National Crime Agency for charging decisions under the Money Laundering Regulations in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The number of referrals the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Specialist Fraud Division (SFD) has received from the National Crime Agency (NCA) for charging decisions under the Money Laundering Regulations for the last three years are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>4 cases received in 2018-19</li><li>2 cases received in 2019-20</li><li>4 cases received in 2020-21</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPS data is available through its Case Management System (CMS) and associated Management Information System (MIS). The CPS collects data to assist in the effective management of its prosecution functions. The CPS does not break down figures that constitute official statistics as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>However, the CPS is not able through either CMS or MIS to breakdown referrals to differentiate whether they were made by the police or other investigative organisations in England and Wales. On this occasion we have been able to provide the data because of a recent manual review, so whilst we have endeavoured to produce figures that are as accurate as possible, this data is subject to human error.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office and the official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/10/2021 11:52:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1363043

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) investigations, (b) arrests, (c) disruptions, (d) prosecutions and (e) convictions have been undertaken by the National Crime Agency in relation to money laundering and other economic crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the National Crime Agency’s investigative activity over the past five years, is contained in the Agency's statutory Annual Reports for the years in question. These are available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CDimple.Hirani%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C896e1995c05148d9766d08d9a399e0c1%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637720703566527715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Ng%2FgWYKyDhjPcnMNjfMt8TrA%2FJ%2FIq5KQo1AEfkdDt8E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2021 16:59:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1363044

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what total value of (a) fines have been imposed and (b) assets confiscated as a result of action taken by the National Crime Agency in relation to money laundering and other economic crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency do not issue or collect court fines.</p><p>For assets confiscated by the National Crime Agency see the Annual Asset Recovery Statistical Bulletin 2020/21 published in September, which contains data going back to 2016. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2016-to-2021/asset-recovery-statistical-bulletin-financial-years-ending-2016-to-2021" target="_blank">Asset recovery statistical bulletin: financial years ending 2016 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/11/2021 17:57:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 29706 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1363045

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many accredited financial investigators the National Crime Agency has employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) currently has 174* accredited financial investigators (FIs). Figures for previous years are not held. The number of FIs does not directly equate to the volume of financial investigative work undertaken by the NCA, as criminal investigators progress money laundering cases, with the support of the FI network where required.</p><p>*These figures may include FIs who are on a career break, have recently left the agency, or have moved into a non-FI role (either temporarily or permanently).</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/11/2021 15:33:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1363046

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the (a) budget, (b) headcount, and (c) the number of accreditations issued to financial investigators for each year in the last five years by the National Crime Agency's Proceeds of Crime Centre.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>budget</strong></p><p>The total spending of the Proceeds of Crime Centre (POCC) over in each of the last five financial years is in the table below. This covers a range of costs, for example pay, overtime, travel, training delivery costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22 (year to date[1])</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>982,365</p></td><td><p>962,650</p></td><td><p>874,568</p></td><td><p>937,167</p></td><td><p>501,138</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>headcount</strong></p><p> </p><p>The headcount of the POCC now, and at the end of the preceding four financial years, and the year to date is in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>October 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff in post</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>(c) </strong><strong>number of accreditations</strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of new accreditations given to Financial Investigators (FIs) by the POCC is set out below. The POCC also provides accredited FIs with Continuous Professional Development assurance and advice. In addition the POCC does a variety of work beyond new accreditations for FIs, including accreditations to non-FIs, providing non-accredited training, and acting as expert advisers across Law Enforcement.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22 (year to date[2])</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Investigators accredited</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Confiscators* accredited</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Confiscator accreditation can be gained by experienced FIs in order to hold additional powers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] As of the 26<sup>th</sup> October 2021</p><p>[2] As of 28<sup>th</sup> October 2021</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/11/2021 17:56:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 29703 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake