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POCA 2002 and the Terrorism Act 2000: draft codes of practice, January 2024

These draft codes of practice were laid in parliament on 22 January 2024 and will be debated in due course as part of parliamentary procedure.

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Published
22 January 2024
Last updated
25 January 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Draft code of practice issued under section 377 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4653-6, E03058093 01/24

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Draft code of practice issued under section 377 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (large print)

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

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4651-2, E03058070 01/24

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

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Draft code of practice issued under section 339ZL of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and section 22F of the Terrorism Act 2000 about certain information orders

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4652-9, E03058086 01/24

Unnumbered act paper

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Draft code of practice issued under section 339ZL of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and section 22F of the Terrorism Act 2000 about certain information orders (large print)

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Draft code of practice issued under section 47S of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Search, Seizure and Detention of Property (England and Wales)

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Draft code of practice issued under section 303Z25 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Recovery of Cryptoassets: Search Powers

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4654-3, E03058096 01/2024

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Draft code of practice issued under section 303Z25 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Recovery of Cryptoassets: Search Powers (large print)

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These draft codes of practice are made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Terrorism Act 2000 to guide officers and other persons in the exercise of their functions.

They were laid in parliament on 22 January 2024 and will be debated in due course as part of parliamentary procedure.

The first consultation ran from 29 June 2022 to 21 September 2022 and sought to obtain views on draft amendments made to the investigations code of practice introduced to reflect changes made to the Unexplained Wealth Orders regime.

The second consultation ran from 28 March 2023 to 20 June 2023 and sought to obtain views on draft amendments made to three further codes to reflect the new powers to recover cryptoassets more quickly and easily.

The third consultation ran from 16 May 2023 to 20 June 2023 and sought to obtain views on the newly drafted code for the use of certain information order powers by the National Crime Agency.

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Published 22 January 2024
Last updated 25 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added information about 3 consultations on the codes of practice.

  2. First published.