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Criminal Finances Act 2017

The Criminal Finances Act gained Royal Assent on 27 April 2017.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 1 February 2018
• Last updated: 5 April 2018 — See all updates

The Criminal Finances Act gained Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. This gives law enforcement agencies and partners, further capabilities and powers to recover the proceeds of crime, tackle money laundering, tax evasion and corruption, and combat the financing of terrorism.

Codes of practice

• Proceeds of Crime Act and Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act: codes of practice
  • 31 January 2018
  • Guidance

Guidance on use of asset recovery powers

• The Proceeds of Crime Act, Section 2a
  • 30 September 2021
  • Guidance

Further explanatory documents in relation to the powers

• Circular 003/2018: Criminal Finances Act: unexplained wealth orders
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 004/2018: Criminal Finances Act: unlawful conduct, gross human rights abuses or violations
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 005/2018: Criminal Finances Act: forfeiture of money held in bank and building society accounts
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 006/2018: Criminal Finances Act: disclosure orders
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 007/2018: Criminal Finances Act: sharing information within the regulated sector
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 008/2018: Criminal Finances Act: extending the moratorium period for suspicious activity reports
  • 15 September 2020
  • Correspondence
• Circular 009/2018: Criminal Finances Act: extension of powers and new assault and obstruction offence
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 010/2018: Criminal Finances Act: further information orders
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 011/2018: Criminal Finances Act: confiscation reconsideration
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 012/2018: Criminal Finances Act: confiscation, enforcement, defendent's money held by a third party
  • 1 February 2018
  • Correspondence
• Circular 015/2018: Criminal Finances Act 2017 - forfeiture of property
  • 5 April 2018
  • Correspondence

Published 1 February 2018
Last updated 5 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2018

   Added link to Circular 015/2018: Criminal Finances Act 2017 - forfeiture of property.

2. 1 February 2018

   First published.