The information requested covering defendants found guilty at all courts and unsuccessful prosecutions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 20021 for money laundering offences for the years 2003-06 have been provided in the table.
1 The proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
Found guilty Unsuccessful prosecutions 2003 15 25 2004 129 101 2005 564 379 2006 1,262 618 1 These data are provided on the principal offence basis. 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 police forces and courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those date are used. 3 Includes defendants acquitted at crown courts, cases dismissed and ‘left on file’, juries discharged and cases where there is ‘no case to answer’ or no evidence offered.
Information provided by the Home Office shows that the total amounts of criminal assets recovered in England Wales and Northern Ireland in the years 2003-04 to 2006-07 are as follows:
£ million 2003-04 54.5 2004-05 84.4 2005-06 96.6 2006-07 125
Information on the cost of recovery is not held by the Ministry of Justice.