Written Question·Home Office·UIN 182529

Economic Crime

Tabled: 25 April 2023

Answered: 4 May 2023

Question

Emily Thornberry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Page 75 of the Government's Economic Crime Plan 2023-2026 published on 30 March 2023, how many of the extra 475 full time equivalent staff dedicated to economic crime will be deployed to (a) the National Crime Agency, (b) the City of London Police, (c) Regional Organised Crime Units, (d) HMRC, (e) the Crown Prosecution Service Proceeds of Crime Division and (f) other divisions or agencies.

Answer

Tom Tugendhat

The extra FTE staff dedicated to economic crime will be deployed as follows:

(a) National Crime Agency: 198

(b) the City of London Police: 34

(c) Regional Organised Crime Units: 115

(d) HMRC: 15

(e) the Crown Prosecution Service Proceeds of Crime Division: 72

(f) other divisions or agencies: 41

There will also be an additional 400 new posts created across the National Fraud Squad.