Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-03-25.
To ask the Attorney General, how many and what value of asset freezing orders have been enforced in the UK at the request of overseas jurisdictions in each year since 2008-09.
Oliver Heald
The number and estimated value of restraint orders obtained by the CPS and SFO pursuant to requests from overseas jurisdictions since 2008/09 are shown in the tables below.
The value of restrained assets may vary over time due to changes in asset valuations , exchange rates and payments of expenses.
Crown Prosecution Service
|
Year |
Number of overseas restraint orders |
Estimated amount preserved (to nearest 000) |
|
2008/09 |
16 |
£60,504,000 |
|
2009/10 |
15 |
£11,006,000 |
|
2010/11 |
7 |
£2,693,000 |
|
2011/12 |
2 |
£50,074,000 |
|
2012/13 |
6 |
£4,080,000 |
|
2013/14 |
3 |
£409,000 |
Serious Fraud Office
|
Year |
Number of overseas restraint orders |
Estimated amount preserved (to nearest 000) |
|
2008/09 |
2 |
£1,000,000 |
|
2009/10 |
3 |
£69,500,000 |
|
2010/11 |
2 |
£1,500,000 |
