Northern Ireland Affairs - Fourth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 26 June 2002.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
List of Conclusions and Recommendations
Introduction
Part One: The continuing threat from paramilitary
organisations
Approaches to fund-raising
The link between terrorism and organised
crime
The threat to Great Britain
Risk
How do paramilitary organisations raise money,
and how much do they need?
Fundraising in Northern Ireland
Criminal franchises
Fundraising on the UK mainland
Fundraising in other jurisdictions
The Republic of Ireland
The main sources of paramilitary funds
Fuel laundering and smuggling
Alcohol and tobacco smuggling
Armed robbery
Counterfeiting
How paramilitaries spend their money: a warning
from Fort Lauderdale
Part One: Conclusion
Part Two: The Government's Response
The difficulties of law enforcement
The Organised Crime Task Force
Joint working through the Task Force
"Jane and Reg go shopping": securing
public support
Measuring performance
Other issues
Resources
Prosecution
The reporting of paramilitary-related
crime
Witness protection
Charging and sentencing
Sentencing within the tariff
The maximum tariff
Extradition
The Assets Recovery Agency
Why is assets recovery needed in Northern
Ireland?
Financial investigation
The proposal for an Assets Recovery Agency
in the UK
Allocation of resources
The nature and difficulty of the work
Experience of assets recovery in the
United States and the Republic of Ireland
The Agency in Northern Ireland
Principles
Asset sharing
Thresholds for action
Protection of staff: our Second Report and
the Government's Response
Conclusion
Annex
Proceedings of the Committee in Relation
to the Report
List of Witnesses
List of Memoranda included in the Minutes
of Evidence
Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
List of Committee Reports
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 978-II)
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 978-II)
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