PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
British Nationals Abroad: Middle East (25 October 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens who have returned to the UK after fighting in Iraq and Syria since 2012 have been prosecuted.
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Home Office Statistical Bulletin publishes data about convictions quarterly but does not distinguish those which relate to Syria and Daesh. British Citizens who are investigated and charged with offences relating to the conflict in Syria will be prosecuted in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
Although official figures do not show how many were Syria or Daesh related, Of the 105 persons charged with a terrorism-related offence in the year ending June 2017, 33 had been prosecuted (as at the time of data provision to the Home Office, 14 July 2017), 32 of which were found guilty. A further 68 were awaiting prosecution.
Answered by:
Mr Ben Wallace (Conservative)
27 November 2017
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