Policy Threads

22 Oct 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Proceeds of Crime Act Consultation: Extension of Accredited Financial Investigation Powers

UIN: HLWS977 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Government is launching a consultation document relating to the granting of Accredited Financial Investigator powers under t...

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓

30 Apr 2025 | Announcement Home Office linked

Civil Recovery Cost Protections

UIN: HCWS613 In December 2024, the Government published and laid before Parliament a report on the Government’s review on introducing costs protections in civil recovery proceedings in the High Court under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓

21 May 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Criminal Finances Act 2017

UIN: HLWS481 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has today submitted a Memorandum to the Home Affairs Committee regarding post-legislative scrutiny of the Crimina...

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓

28 Mar 2023 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation on changes to Codes of Practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

UIN: HCWS682 The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to make the recovery of unlawfully held assets more effective. The operation of certain powers within POCA are subject to guidance in various Codes of …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

28 Mar 2023 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation on changes to Codes of Practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

UIN: HLWS669 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to make the recovery of unlawfully …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

7 Dec 2022 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation seeking views on additional agencies to be granted Accredited Financial Investigation powers

UIN: HCWS419 I intend to lay a statutory instrument before the House next year which will amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021/640 to ensure that the new …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

7 Dec 2022 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation seeking views on additional agencies to be granted Accredited Financial Investigation powers

UIN: HLWS410 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I intend to lay a statutory instrument before the House next year which will amend the Proceeds of Crime …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

29 Jun 2022 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultations seeking views on changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Codes of Practice

UIN: HCWS155 The Proceeds of Crime Act contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to make the recovery of unlawfully held assets more effective. The operation of certain powers within POCA are subject to guidance in various Codes of Practice …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

29 Jun 2022 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultations seeking views on changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Codes of Practice

UIN: HLWS153 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security and Borders (Damian Hinds) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Proceeds of Crime Act contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to make the recovery of …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

28 Jan 2021 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation seeking views on additional agencies to be granted Accredited Financial Investigation powers

UIN: HCWS745 I intend to lay a statutory instrument this year which will grant Accredited Financial Investigator powers to an additional five agencies. This will bring the total number of agencies with access to these powers to 36 in addition …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

1 Dec 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation seeking views on changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Codes of Practice

UIN: HCWS613 I intend to lay legislation in 2021 which will commence the Criminal Finances Act 2017 in Northern Ireland. As part of this, I will issue updated codes of practice under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The Proceeds …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

1 Dec 2020 | Announcement Home Office linked

Consultation seeking views on changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Codes of Practice

UIN: HLWS604 My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I intend to lay legislation in 2021 which will commence the Criminal Finances Act 2017 in Northern Ireland. As …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK