19 – 20 October 2009 Crime data availability Money-laundering Cynthia Tavares Task Force meeting Luxembourg, 19 – 20 October 2009

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 2 Background Data collection Recommendations to the Eurostat Working Group Crime data availability Money-laundering

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 3 Background Pilot study conducted in 2008; results discussed by the Task Force in November 2008; recommendations made to Eurostat Working Group Eurostat Working Group met 19 – 20 February 2009 –agreed to 2 nd round of money-laundering data collection –subject to further guidance on the rationale for the requirement of the indicators and clarification of the definitions and counting units JLS provided the further guidance end April 2009 together with list of information sources in each country

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 4 Data collection - request Request for data for reference year 2008 made in May 2009 –EU-27, EU Candidate countries, EU Potential Candidate countries, EFTA/EEA Countries Different stages of the anti-money laundering process in May 2009 –reporting/intelligence –investigation –judicial Contact persons provided documents –results of the 2008 pilot study –revised guidance from DG JLS –list of named contacts (e.g. FIUs, Central Banks etc.) Deadline for replies set for early July 2009

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 5 Data collection - response All contact persons replied Update provided –26 EU Member States –7 other countries No update –EE, IE, MK, IS No information –Candidate country: MK –Other countries: AL, BA, ME, XZ, NO Problems –insufficient time –no response from agencies in their country

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 6 Data collection - results Detailed results in paper –14 (out of 23) tables completed by at least half of EU Member States –most countries provided explanations as to why no data provided; some gave alternative figures –partial coverage for UK: sometimes only E & W or other combinations

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 7 Data collection – advice required Task Force to advise on: –which data are suitable for further consideration publication immediately which indicators, tables, time series

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 8 Data collection – for discussion General comments from Task Force Members –guidance provided –usefulness of the indicators Comments on each table –further clarification of definitions required? –other problems?

19 – 20 October 2009 Name of the presentation 9 Recommendations to the Eurostat Working Group Advice required on recommendations to make to the Eurostat Working Group in 2010 –future collection tables to retain or drop frequency of collection –steps to be taken to improve quality