Money Lenders
(asked on 3rd March 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many convictions for illegal money lending resulted from prosecutions brought by the Illegal Money Lending Units of (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014.
This question was answered on 10th March 2015
The National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) have been responsible for tackling Illegal Money Lending since April 2012. They collect and report information on their work to the Department by financial year.
Convictions for Illegal Money Lending since April 2012:
Team | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to 4/3/2015) |
England | 34 | 55 | 36 |
Wales | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 3 |