HC Deb 01 February 1999 vol 324 cc429-30W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many successful prosecutions for insider dealing offences have been brought since 1986; [68140]

(2) if he will list the offences for which successful prosecutions for insider dealing have been brought since 1986. [68141]

Mr. Boateng

Available data taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database are given in the table.

Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates' courts and

convicted at all courts for insider dealing1 offences, England and

Wales, 1986–1997

Year Prosecutions Convictions2
1986
1987 1 1
1988
1989 11 2
1990 3 2
1991 8 2
1992 2
1993 2 2
1994 2 2
1995 2
1996 1
1997
1 The legislation covering offences of 'insider dealing' for the period 1986 to 1997 includes Companies Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 which came into force on 1 July 1985 and was supplemented by provisions of ss173–178 of the Financial Services Act 1986; and Sec 52 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 which came into force on 1 March 1994.
2 Includes persons proceeded against in earlier years.

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