Account monitoring orders An account monitoring order allows an investigator to monitor the activity of a particular account held at a financial institution for up to 90...
SAR reform programme In late 2017, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Home Office announced that they had established a joint suspicious activity report (SAR) Reform...
The government has published a series Codes of Practice which provide guidance to investigators on the use of investigatory powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002...
Customer information orders A customer information order requires a financial institution to, on being required to do so by notice in writing given by an...
What is a disclosure order? A disclosure order is a request for financial information with which the recipient is obliged to comply. Section 357 of the Proceeds of Crime...
This Practice Note considers the powers created under sections 339ZH to 339ZK of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) (inserted by section 12 of the Criminal...
Money laundering offences—an introduction Money laundering is the process by which the proceeds of crime are converted into assets which appear to have a legitimate...
The acquisition, use and possession of the proceeds of crime offence A person commits an offence if they: • acquires criminal property • uses criminal property • has...
The principal money laundering offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 The money laundering offences set out in sections 327–329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002...
Failure to disclose offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 There are four separate offences relating to the failure to disclose information under the Proceeds of...
STOP PRESS: The Sentencing Council has published offence specific guidelines for courts sentencing offences previously covered by a Definitive Guideline. The offence...
STOP PRESS: The Sentencing Council has published offence specific guidelines for courts sentencing offences in both the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court. These...
Investigatory orders available under POCA 2002, Pt 8 The orders available under the Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) (investigative orders) are: •...
This Practice Note deals with the amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017). Specifically, it details the...
Production orders The purpose of a production order is to obtain material relating to a known person or business, such as bank statements and correspondence. The order...
You may have a regulatory or professional duty to keep the affairs of your customers confidential and the circumstances in which you can disclose information about your...
Obtaining a warrant under POCA 2002, s 352 A search and seizure warrant authorises an appropriate person to enter and search the premises specified and to seize and...