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Proceeds of crime

When the trial is over and the offender convicted, specialist lawyers in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) – along with other criminal justice agencies – go after any ill-gotten gains. It may take months or even years to achieve but in 2008 the CPS was involved in recovering £136 million of criminal assets and a further £12 million was returned to the victims of crime by way of compensation.

Find out more about how we go after the proceeds of crime:

Proceeds of Crime Confiscation & Ancillary Orders - Post POCA
Proceeds of Crime Confiscation & Ancillary Orders - Pre POCA
Proceeds of Crime Enforcement
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 General Guidance
Proceeds of Crime Investigative Powers and Cash Seizure
Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering
Proceeds of Crime Restraint and Management Receivers

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Proceeds of Crime is a CPS priority

27/02/2004

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 is a comprehensive piece of legislation with a range of powers that can help to contribute to disrupting and dismantling criminal enterprises.

It includes powers to remove assets through confiscation action taken after criminal prosecutions, and powers for civil recovery and taxation of unlawfully obtained assets.

The powers are applicable to all levels of criminality – with the ability to hit major criminals as well as locally based individuals.

A network of Proceeds of Crime Area Champions has been formed. There are at least two lawyers and caseworkers in each of The CPS’s 42 areas in England and Wales.