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Economic Crime: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

Asked by Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 88046

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times exchange of notes arrangements have been used in investigations relating to economic crime to share beneficial ownership information between the UK on the one hand and the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on the other in financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22, (iv) 2023-24 and (v) 2024-25.

Answered by Sarah Jones

In 2016 the UK, the three Crown Dependencies and six participating British Overseas Territories committed to share company beneficial ownership information on a bilateral basis between their participating law enforcement agencies.

The Home Office does not hold data on the number of investigations where the Exchange of Notes Arrangements have been used in investigations.

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