International Serious and Organised Crime

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

The UK Governments Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018 states that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is involved in the UK Government's efforts to tackle serious and organised crime internationally (see figure 5 on page 74). Can you please confirm if HMRC has any projects/work that tackle drugs overseas, or that tackle the drivers, enablers and consequences associated with the drugs trade overseas? Could you also please confirm if any of these projects/work are funded in part, or in whole, using UK ODA? Requesting for 2018-2020.

Yours faithfully,

Tess Woolfenden

no-reply@hmrc.ecase.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Central Team, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2020/02475

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Dear Ms Woolfenden,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 30
October.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team