Statutory guidance

Draft Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

A revised draft of the Attorney General’s Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was laid in Parliament on 22 January 2024.

From:
Attorney General's Office
Published
22 January 2024

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

Draft Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (print version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4658-1 , E03058093 01/2024

PDF, 2.9 MB, 68 pages

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Draft Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (large print)

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Details

This draft revised Code of Practice was approved by Parliament. The approved Code is available.

The Attorney General’s existing Code of Practice needs to be updated due to amendment to Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)  made by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

POCA provides that when a code of practice is revised, the relevant authorities must prepare and publish a draft, they must consider any representations made and modify the codes as appropriate, and they must lay the codes before Parliament for approval.

The revised draft of the Attorney General’s Code of Practice has been subject to two consultations. The first consultation following amendments to POCA by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, ran from 29 June 2022 to 21 September 2022.

The second consultation, following proposed amendments to POCA brought forward by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, ran from 28 March 2023 to 20 June 2023.

A revised draft of the Attorney General’s Code of Practice was laid before Parliament on 22 January 2024 and will be debated in due course. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the revised Code of Practice will come into force on 26 April 2024.

Published 22 January 2024