Economic crime

Treasury Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Oct 2020 Closed: 28 Jun 2022 Parliament page
This inquiry will review what progress has been made in combatting economic crime since the Committee’s inquiry on the subject in the previous Parliament. This inquiry will have two strands: • Anti-money laundering systems and the sanctions regime • How consumers are affected by economic crime It should be noted … Read more
36 Recommendations
20 Conclusions
1 Report
8 Letters
5 Events
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eleventh Report - Economic Crime HC 145 2 Feb 2022 56 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
12 Recommendation Not Addressed
Eleventh Report - Economic Crime
We recommend that, in its response to this Report, the Government sets out the legislation...
We recommend that, in its response to this Report, the Government sets out the legislation which is being worked upon across Government and that is relevant to addressing economic crime, and provides an assessment of the measures that might be … Read more
Government Response
We recommend that, in its response to this Report, the Government sets out the legislation which is being worked upon across Government and that is relevant to addressing economic crime, and provides an assessment of the measures that might be required to be brought in through an Economic Crime Bill, the timescales for this, and why it has chosen not to bring forward such a bill at this time.
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32 Recommendation Not Addressed
Eleventh Report - Economic Crime
A timeline showing when the SARs reform programme milestones are expected to be met, and...
A timeline showing when the SARs reform programme milestones are expected to be met, and an annual progress report on the programme, should be provided to this Committee.
Government Response
The government discusses the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy, its intention to publish an annual report, and investment in tackling economic crime and fraud, but does not directly address providing a timeline and annual progress report on the SARs reform programme to the Committee.
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47 Recommendation Not Addressed
Eleventh Report - Economic Crime
While we acknowledge the need to ensure that the gateway for registration of cryptoasset firms...
While we acknowledge the need to ensure that the gateway for registration of cryptoasset firms for anti-money laundering should be a rigorous process, registration has been too slow. It needs to be speeded up, and the Government should work with … Read more
Government Response
The response discusses the Economic Crime Levy and government spending on economic crime, which is unrelated to the recommendation about cryptoasset firm registration delays at the FCA.
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52 Recommendation Not Addressed
Eleventh Report - Economic Crime
The Government should supply us with details of the project milestones for the Companies House...
The Government should supply us with details of the project milestones for the Companies House transformation programme, together with an annual progress report.
Government Response
The government recognises the importance of delivering Companies House reform and has provided BEIS with £63 million over the Spending Review period to facilitate reforms.
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Total 36 recs + 20 conclusions
Correspondence 8 letters
1 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to Facebook regarding the Economic Crime evidence session, dated 1 October 2021
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1 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to Amazon regarding the Economic Crime evidence session, dated 1 October 2021
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1 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to Google, regarding the Economic Crime evidence session, dated 1 October 2021
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1 Oct 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair to eBay regarding the Economic Crime evidence session, dated 1 October 2021
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23 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, HMRC, relating to FinCen Papers, dated 2 October 2020
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23 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from FCA Chief Executive relating to FinCen Papers, dated 9 October 2020
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23 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from Lord Callanan, Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility, BEIS, relating to FinCen Papers, dated 13 October 2020
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23 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Minister of State for Security, relating to FinCen Papers, dated 19 October 2020
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