Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85767

Espionage: Prosecutions

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 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 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, eight people have been convicted of espionage offences.These convictions were contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 and conspiracy to spy offences cont...

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