Written Question·Home Office·UIN 58987

Espionage: Prosecutions

Tabled: 11 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for espionage in the last 12 months.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, seven people have been convicted under espionage offences.These offences were contrary to section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 and conspiracy to spy offences contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.A numbe...

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