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Cybercrime

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 97748

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many perpetrators of cyber crime were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2024.

Answered by Jake Richards

There are no offences specifically defined in legislation as “cyber crime,” however the Computer Misuse Act 1990 has a number of offences that could be considered as such.

The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data concerning prosecutions and convictions available here: Criminal Justice Statistics.

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