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The Attorney General will consider requests to review decisions where new evidence becomes available.<\/p>

However, the requested information would require the examining of AGO case files and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1508", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torridge and West Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Geoffrey Cox"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-25T08:40:46.44Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions: Appeals"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions he has agreed to (a) review and (b) reconsider his consent to prosecution; and on how many of those occasions he withdrew his consent in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "181269"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990401", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990401/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Law Officers have received 705 applications for consent since 1 January 2013. Consent has been declined in 33 applications. Consent was declined on 14 occasions as there was insufficient evidence and on 19 occasions because a prosecution was not in the public interest.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1508", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torridge and West Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Geoffrey Cox"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-25T08:42:15.9Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many times he has been asked to consent to a prosecution; and in how many of those cases he (a) granted and (b) refused consent in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "181270"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990407", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/990407/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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>

The number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 can be found here<\/a>.<\/ins><\/p>

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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>

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2015<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2016<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2017<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Prosecutions<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 327<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

981<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

880<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,063<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

841<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

878<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 328<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

310<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

266<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

317<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

355<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

288<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 329<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1,050<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

944<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

921<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

797<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

737<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 330<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

3<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

3<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

5<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Convictions<\/strong><\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 327<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

520<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

447<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

550<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

601<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

537<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 328<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

213<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

150<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

188<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

257<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

225<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 329<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

527<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

541<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

594<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

567<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

581<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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Section 330<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

6<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

4<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

2<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

3<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

1<\/ins><\/p><\/td>

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(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>

(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>

(3) A defendant who appears before both magistrates\u2019 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\u2019 court.<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Data on prosecutions and convictions is published by the MoJ and can be found here<\/a>.<\/del><\/p>

<\/p>

A breakdown of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering is as follows:<\/del><\/p>

<\/p>

Table 1. Number of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering, 2007-2017 (1)(2)(3)<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Money Laundering<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2013<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2014<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2015<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2016<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2017<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Prosecutions<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

2,349<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2,095<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2,307<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,998<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,906<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Convictions<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,269<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,143<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,336<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,435<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1,347<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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