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Criminal Finances Act 2017

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

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.

Guidance on use of asset recovery powers

Further explanatory documents in relation to the powers

Updates to this page

Published 1 February 2018
Last updated 5 April 2018 + show all updates
  1. Added link to Circular 015/2018: Criminal Finances Act 2017 - forfeiture of property.

  2. First published.