Extract from remaining stages (Commons) of the Finance Bill: National Crime Agency - May 24

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 07:48

Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):...It is worth considering what that means more broadly. First, let us look at the scale of the problem. In 2014, the National Crime Agency received around 14,000 reports of transactions that were believed to involve illicit activity. By 2020, that had risen to over 62,000 reports. Of course, the true scale of the problem is extremely hard to quantify, given the lengths that individuals and organisations go to hide their illegal activities......Request free trial