Guidance

Draft codes of practice: Proceeds of Crime Act and Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act

These draft codes provide guidance on the use of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (ATCSA) 2001.

From:
Home Office
Published
25 October 2017

Documents

Search, seizure and detention of property (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 9781528600811, CCS1017203804 10/17

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Search, seizure and detention of property (print)

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Recovery of cash: search powers (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 9781528600859, CCS1017212424 10/17

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Recovery of cash: search powers (print)

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Investigations (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 9781528600767, CCS1017189378 10/17

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Investigations (print)

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Recovery of listed assets: search powers (England and Wales and Scotland) (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 9781528600781, CCS1017194698 10/17

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Recovery of listed assets: search powers (England and Wales and Scotland) (print)

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Draft revised code of practice for officers acting under schedule 1 to the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 9781528600583, CCS1017144004 10/17

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Draft revised code of practice for officers acting under schedule 1 to the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (print)

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Details

These draft codes of practice, amended by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, provide guidance on the appropriate and proportionate use of POCA and ATCSA powers. The codes above include a code on:

  • exercising powers to search and seize and detain property
  • the powers to search for criminal cash
  • the operation of the investigation powers
  • search powers related to the new power to recover listed assets (a new code)
  • the exercise of new seizure, detention and forfeiture powers under ATCSA 2001

These codes were subject to a public consultation, carried out by the Home Office, which ended on 25 August 2017.

The Attorney General has also published a draft code of practice on the investigative powers of prosecutors

Published 25 October 2017

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