Mentions:
1: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) If that is the case, how many convictions have there been under that legislation? - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) This will bring benefit fraud investigations into line with tax fraud investigations in His Majesty’s - Speech Link
3: Jon Trickett (Lab - Normanton and Hemsworth) Is it not odd that there is also access to bank accounts for the £40 billion of tax unpaid by tax avoiders - Speech Link
4: Esther McVey (Con - Tatton) Before the covid years, fraud and error across the tax and benefit system were at an all-time low. - Speech Link
5: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) evasion and other criminal activity. - Speech Link
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements have been reached as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion between 1 January 2014 and 13 March 2024; and what is the value of financial penalties from those agreements.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston
Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.
HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.
Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:
2019-2020
2020-21 and 2021-22
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx
2022-23
Total number of individuals charged:
2020/21 and 2021/22:
2022/23:
There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million
Feb. 22 2010
Source Page: Protecting our border, protecting the public: the UK Border Agency’s five year strategy for enforcing our immigration rules and addressing immigration and cross border crime. Incl. annexes. 40 p.Found: It causes untold harm to individuals and communities and costs the tax payer billions of pounds each
Sep. 04 2024
Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information on Vietnam, India, and TurkeyFound: 10 3.6 Gay and bisexual men and trans persons: exemption process .............. 12 3.7 Draft evasion
Aug. 02 2024
Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - Procure phaseFound: evasion of tax.
Mentions:
1: Judith Cummins (Lab - Bradford South) the condition applies only to earnings that have been lawfully reported to, or subject to withholding tax - Speech Link
2: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) the wages of lawful workers are negatively impacted, with links to other labour market abuse such as tax - Speech Link
3: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) I certainly recall that some people crossing the channel had very serious prior convictions. - Speech Link
4: None estimate that the change proposed in new clause 21 could generate over £100 million a year through tax - Speech Link
Mar. 20 2025
Source Page: Informal money transfer businesses must act against criminalityFound: While this is targeted at tax evasion offences, it can be used to tackle money laundering activity
Correspondence May. 23 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: Actions to combat kleptocracy and drive down sanctions evasion c.
Nov. 21 2024
Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024Found: .................. ................................ ............................ 23 Pleas and convictions
Found: TV licence evasion was the most common offence that women in England and Wales were convicted for in