Written Question·Home Office·UIN 60727

Cryptocurrencies: Crime

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of cryptocurrency use in illicit finance; and what steps she is taking to reduce this activity.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
Directed by the Economic Crime Plan 2 (and supported by an Economic Crime Levy funding) UK law enforcement is investing in improving both its capacity and capability to investigate the criminal use of cryptoassets. This includes:Investing in specialist ca...

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