Memorandum submitted by Mr John Abbott,
Director-General, National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)
Further to the contributions submitted by NCIS
to date, I noted when I gave evidence several members of the committee
were particularly interested in the level of disclosures by accountants
and solicitors, especially in comparison with some other financial
services sectors.
NCIS has recently produced some additional comparative
tables on this issue, and I enclose copies for the committee's
benefit. You will note that there are some "peaks" in
disclosure for both professions—from our records it appears
that these peaks occurred shortly after wider publicity of the
risks of money laundering. If you or any committee member should
have any questions in relation to this data, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
NUMBER OF SUSPICIOUS DISCLOSURES MADE TO
NCIS (EACH YEAR)
REPORTS TO NCIS (BY MONTH) 1997-2000
COMPARISON "GATEKEEPERS"/BUILDING
SOCIETIES
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