Question follow-through · 1602

Tax Evasion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many businesses have been found criminally liable for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the last 12 months.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
26 Jul 2024
Answer
30 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many businesses have been found criminally liable for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the last 12 months.

  2. 26 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of convictions for criminal offences, however, offences specifically relating to ‘failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion’ are not separately identifiable from information held centrally. Thi...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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