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High Streets Illegality Taskforce

Commons · Question 102318 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the High Streets Illegality Taskforce; and how she measures that effectiveness.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 12 Jan 2026

At the Autumn Budget 2025, the Chancellor announced the creation of a dedicated cross-government taskforce to tackle money laundering and associated criminality on our high streets.The Taskforce is currently being established. It will develop an intellige...