Written question asked by Phil Brickell (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 June 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Money Laundering: International Cooperation
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority related to money laundering for each year from 2018 to 2025.
- Answer
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The Home Office is the central authority for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland except for tax and fiscal customs criminal matters, which are coordinated by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Requests seeking assistance solely from Scotland are sent directly to the Crown Office in Edinburgh.
This is a breakdown of the number of MLA requests received for the offence of money laundering by calendar year:
Year
Requests
2018
487
2019
491
2020
582
2021
546
2022
562
2023
584
2024
690
2025
707
Please note that these figures are taken from a local case management system, therefore this data has come from a live operational system and is subject to change as records in that system are updated as cases progress
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 11964
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Criminal investigation International cooperation Money laundering
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-06-29 12:42:31 +0100
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