HL Deb 25 May 2004 vol 661 c123WA
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many individual money laundering reports were made to the National Criminal Intelligence Service in each of the past three years.[HL2844]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 reports on potential money laundering, known as suspicious activity reports, are made to the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS).

The total number of suspicious activity reports submitted to NCIS in each of the past three financial years is set out below:

01/04/2001–31/03/2002 42,049
01/04/2002–31/03/2003 64,277
01/04/2003–31/03/2004 105,619