Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Crime Agency International Corruption Unit, what data his Department holds on the (a) number and proportion of permanent staff who were in the unit for more than 12 months, (b) staff attrition rate and (c) average of years of service in (i) anti-money laundering and (ii) anti-bribery in the (A) 2021-22 and (B) 2022-23 financial year.

The International Corruption Unit (ICU) in the NCA investigates serious criminal allegations of bribery and corruption. In 2022/23 86% of staff had been in the unit for more than 12 months compared to 84% in 2021/22.

The ICU staff annual attrition rate was recorded at 5.5% in both 2021/22 and 2022/23. I am unable to provide the average years of staff service.