Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget and (b) headcount was for the National Crime Agency's Proceeds of Crime Centre in financial year (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24; and how many accreditations were issued to financial investigators in each of those financial years.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The UKFIU and POCC are funded through a mixture of NCA core funding and external funding.
UKFIU headcount at the end of each FY:
UKFIU budget (external funding):
UKFIU budget (core funding):
PoCC budget
Proceeds of Crime Centre headcount at the end of each FY:
Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Investigator accreditations:
Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Intelligence Officer accreditations:
Pay costs are not delegated to project areas, so are not included in these totals.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department has spent revenues received through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme in each year since 2017.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The Home Office’s share of ARIS receipts represents the core funding that would otherwise be paid by HMT as part of the regular Spending Review.
That funding supports Home Office investment in priority front line activity, including supporting and safeguarding victims, delivering the policy response to Economic Crime and the National Cyber Strategy, and delivering statutory obligations.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) annual budget and (b) staff headcount has been for the National Crime Agency's Financial Intelligence Unit in each of the last three years.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The UKFIU and POCC are funded through a mixture of NCA core funding and external funding.
UKFIU headcount at the end of each FY:
UKFIU budget (external funding):
UKFIU budget (core funding):
PoCC budget
Proceeds of Crime Centre headcount at the end of each FY:
Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Investigator accreditations:
Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Intelligence Officer accreditations:
Pay costs are not delegated to project areas, so are not included in these totals.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of permanent staff worked in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit for more than 12 months; and what the staff attrition rate was for the financial year (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
International Corruption Unit (ICU) data shows that in 2023/24 92% of staff had been in the unit for more than 12 months.
The ICU staff annual attrition rate was recorded at 37% in 2019/20 and 9% 2020/21.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of the budget for the international corruption unit within the National Crime Agency came from (a) Official Development Assistance through the UK Action Against Corruption Programme and (b) other non-aid funding sources in each financial year since 2015-16; and what work was funded by non-aid funding sources.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
ICU has received the following funding from the FCDO’s UK Action against Corruption programme:
2015-16 £2.82m
2016-17 £3.9m
2017-18 £4.36m
2018-19 £4.4m
2019-20 £4.6m
2020-21 £5.65m
2021-22 £5.02m
2022-23 £5.0m
2023-24 £5.5m
Due to complexities in deriving the figure the National Crime Agency (NCA) is unable to provide a figure for other non-aid funding sources.
Non-aid funding primarily funds operational activity, and due to sensitivities surrounding that activity, the NCA is unable to provide further details.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median salary for an officer of the National Crime Agency was in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The median salary for an officer of the NCA as of March 2024 is £41,347.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) number and proportion of permanent staff in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit who were in the unit for more than 12 months and (b) staff attrition rate from that unit in the last two financial years.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The International Corruption Unit (ICU) is the dedicated team within the NCA that investigates serious criminal allegations of bribery and corruption.
We are unable to disclose the number of staff employed in the ICU as that information is operationally sensitive. However, in 2022/23, 86% of staff had been in the unit for more than 12 months. In 2021/22 it was 84% of staff.
The ICU staff annual attrition rate was recorded at 5.5% in both 2021/22 and 2022/23.
Due to complexities on deriving the figure, the NCA is unable to provide the average years of staff service.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of full-time equivalent staff in the National Crime Agency International Corruption Unit (a) in total and (b) who were funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's UK Action Against Corruption programme between 7 December 2009 and 31 March 2023.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The International Corruption Unit (ICU) was not formed until 2015, so we do not hold any information prior to this date.
We are unable to disclose the number of staff employed in the ICU as that information is operationally sensitive. However, as of March 2024 the percentage of staff in the ICU, funded by the FCDO UK Action Against Corruption Programme, is 76%.
This is broadly comparable over the programme’s funding period.
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department and the National Crime Agency have made on securing the £5.6 million forfeiture against assets held by Javanshir Feyziyev and his family; whether the location of these funds has been identified; and what plans his Department has for the (a) management and (b) disposal of those funds.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The National Crime Agency applied for a forfeiture order on assets held by Javanshir Feyziyev which has been granted. The forfeiture amount of £5,630,994.19 has been deposited and disposed of.
Funds recovered under the powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) are entered into the HO Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS). ARIS is a discretionary funding model that’s objective is to provide agencies (prosecuting, investigating and enforcement) with incentives to use POCA powers to pursue asset recovery with the overall aim of cutting crime and delivering justice. ARIS receipts are split 50:50 between operational partners involved in the asset recovery process, and central government.
Further information on ARIS can be found at: Asset recovery statistical bulletin: financial years ending 2018 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on securing the £4 million settlement between the National Crime Agency and Suleyman Javadov; whether the location of these funds has been identified; and what plans his Department has for the (a) management and (b) disposal of these funds.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The NCA made an application for forfeiture at Westminster Magistrates Court on 28 May 2020 under s303Z14 of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). The Order was granted by the court with the consent of all parties. The total amount forfeited was £4,066,480.11.
As the funds were recovered under POCA the funds entered the HO Asset Recovery Insentivisation Scheme (ARIS). ARIS is a discretionary funding model that’s objective is to provide agencies (prosecuting, investigating and enforcement) with incentives to use POCA powers to pursue asset recovery with the overall aim of cutting crime and delivering justice. ARIS receipts are split 50:50 between operational partners involved in the asset recovery process, and central government.
Further information on ARIS can be found at: Asset recovery statistical bulletin: financial years ending 2018 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)