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Written question asked by Lord Walney (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2017 (named day). It was answered by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.

Armed Conflict: Iraq and Syria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have taken part in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have been charged with terrorist or other criminal offences relating to their activities in Syria or Iraq after their return to the UK; and how many of those prosecutions have been successful.

Answer

The Home Office Statistical Bulletin publishes data about convictions quarterly but does not distinguish those which relate to Syria and Iraq and Daesh. British Citizens who are investigated and charged with offences relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq will be prosecuted in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.

Although official figures do not show how many were Syria or Iraq or Daesh related, of the 97 persons charged with a terrorism-related offence in the year ending September 2017, 30 had been prosecuted (as at the time of data provision to the Home Office, 06 November 2017), 30 of which were found guilty. A further 65 were awaiting prosecution.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119063
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Armed conflict British nationals abroad Iraq Prosecutions Terrorism Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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