Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of offences relating to their previous membership of a proscribed organisation in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 1994 in the last twelve months.
The Home Office collects and publishes data on persons arrested for terrorism-related offences. This includes the primary offence for which a person is charged and convicted – where a person is charged/convicted of more than one offence, only the principal offence is shown (this is the most serious offence based upon the maximum penalty for each offence). The Home Office also collects and publishes data on the ‘terrorist category’ of persons arrested for terrorism-related offences. These categories include those related to Northern Ireland terrorism
These data are published quarterly as part of the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation’ statistical bulletins, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000
However, the Home Office does not hold data which would allow us to link past membership of a proscribed organisation with a charge/ conviction for a relevant offence in the last 12 months.