Consultation outcome

Codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

• From: Home Office
• Published: 10 July 2015
• Last updated: 16 December 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Annex A: search, seizure and detention of property (England and Wales)

Ref: ISBN 9781474126731, ID 10121505 12/15 53002 19585

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Annex B: search, seizure and detention of property (Northern Ireland)

Ref: ISBN 9781474126793, ID 10121508 12/15 53004 19585

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Annex C: recovery of cash: search powers

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Annex D: investigations

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Detail of outcome

Following the consultation the 4 codes of practice have been rewritten in response to feedback. These updated versions will now be debated in Parliament.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) contains a comprehensive measures designed to make the recovery of unlawfully held assets more effective.

This consultation ran from
6am on 10 July 2015 to 11:45pm on 2 October 2015

Consultation description

The operation of certain powers within POCA are subject to guidance issued by the Secretary of State in various codes of practice. The existing codes need updating due to certain provisions in the Serious Crime Act 2015 and the full extension of POCA powers to Northern Ireland.

How to respond

You can send your answers to these questions, together with any other comments, by email. to have your say no later than Friday 2 October 2015.

If you prefer you can post your responses to:

POCA Codes of Practice
Strategic Centre for Organised Crime - Pursue
Home Office
6th Floor Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Documents

Draft codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 consultation

PDF, 56 KB, 6 pages

Annex A: search, seizure and detention of property (England and Wales)

PDF, 352 KB, 39 pages

Annex B: search, seizure and detention of property (Northern Ireland)

PDF, 231 KB, 39 pages

Annex C: recovery of cash: search powers

PDF, 306 KB, 32 pages

Annex D: investigations

PDF, 435 KB, 64 pages

Published 10 July 2015
Last updated 16 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2015

   Updated codes of practice published.

2. 10 July 2015

   First published.