Official Statistics

Annexes

Published 10 September 2026

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Annex A: Modern slavery data

Modern slavery data is published as a distinct subset of data, where the main related criminal offence type is modern slavery. It has been provided to support the Modern slavery annual report released in November 2021. Additional information on the scale and characteristics of modern slavery in the UK can be found in the National Referral Mechanism statistics.

Value of assets restrained and recovered

There were £563,000 of modern slavery-related proceeds of crime recovered from confiscation orders and forfeiture orders in the financial year ending March 2026.

Of these:

• £267,000 was recovered from confiscation orders receipts, a 45% decrease from £487,000 in the previous financial year
• £296,000 was recovered from forfeiture orders receipts, a 35% decrease from £457,000 in the previous financial year.

From the financial years ending March 2021 to March 2026, the relative contribution of confiscation order receipts and forfeiture recoveries to proceeds of crime recovered from modern slavery offences fluctuated considerably. In most years, the 2 recovery mechanisms displayed an inverse relationship, with increases in one typically accompanied by decreases in the other. Confiscation order receipts were the primary source of recoveries in the financial years ending March 2021 and March 2023, whilst forfeiture recoveries accounted for the majority of recoveries in the financial years ending March 2022 and March 2024. In the financial year ending March 2025 and year ending March 2026, the contribution of the 2 recovery mechanisms were broadly equal, with £267,000 recovered through confiscation order receipts and £296,000 recovered through forfeiture powers in the most recent year.

On restraint orders, £4.0 million was restrained in the financial year ending March 2026, a 28% increase from £3.1 million in the previous financial year.

Confiscation order imposition saw a 65% decrease from £760,000 in the financial year ending March 2025 to £266,000 in the financial year ending March 2026, reaching a 6 financial year low.

Volume of assets restrained and recovered

In the financial year ending March 2026, there were 16 forfeiture orders granted for crimes related to modern slavery, up from 12 orders in the previous financial year. Conversely, the number of restraint orders fell from 12 in the previous financial year to fewer than 10 in the financial year ending March 2026.

The volume of confiscation order receipts is not reported because it is not meaningful, this is because confiscation orders can have multiple payments against one single order and does not directly link to orders imposed within the reporting period.

Further information on the values and volumes of assets denied and recovered is available in tables 6, 7 and 8 of the Asset recovery statistics, financial years ending 2021 to 2026: data tables.

Annex B: Bribery and corruption data

Developed with the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit Research and Evidence Hub, this annex supports the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025 commitment to improving understanding of the corruption threat and the effectiveness of the response by providing insights into bribery and corruption related asset recovery.

Corruption offences are those outlined within the Bribery Act 2010 alongside the offence of misconduct in public office. Additional information on the number of corruption offences recorded each year can be found in the Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables. In the year ending March 2026, there were 29 convictions for Bribery Act offences as a principal or non-principal offence (Criminal Justice statistics quarterly: March 2026). Given the small number of Bribery Act convictions each year, assessments of year-on-year changes in related asset recovery statistics are not suitable, as small changes in the number or type of cases can lead to substantial fluctuations in asset recovery values.

Between the financial year ending 2020 and the financial year ending 2026, cases where Bribery and Corruption was the primary offence comprised only 0.1% of the number of confiscation order impositions. However, these cases accounted for 3% of the value of all confiscation order impositions across all primary offences in the same period and 6% of confiscation order receipts.

The average value of confiscation order impositions relating to Bribery and Corruption recorded during this 6-year period was £2.4 million, 31 times greater than the average value per case across all primary offences.

During the financial year ending March 2026, bribery and corruption cases accounted for £33.2 million of assets restrained, £287,000 of assets denied, and £388,000 recovered through confiscation and forfeiture powers. In the financial year ending March 2026, restraint orders were up 4% from the 6-year median of £32.0 million and continued to account for the largest proportion of assets denied through bribery and corruption investigations.

The value of assets denied under civil powers was £287,000 in the financial year ending March 2026. Account freezing orders accounted for £172,000 (60%), whereas cash seizures totalled £114,000 (40%). No listed asset seizures were recorded during the latest financial year.

The value imposed through confiscation orders impositions was £95,000 in the financial year ending March 2026 whilst confiscation order receipts were £304,000 in the same period. The value recovered through forfeiture orders was £85,000, however recoveries via forfeiture orders remained comparatively small relative to recovery through confiscation order receipts, representing 22% of assets recovered. Bank forfeitures accounted for the majority of assets recovered through forfeiture orders (£74,000), while cash forfeitures accounted for £11,000.

Further information on the values and volumes of assets denied and recovered is available in tables 17 and 18 of the Asset recovery statistics, financial years ending 2021 to 2026: data tables.

Annex C: Organised immigration crime data

Organised immigration crime (OIC) asset recovery data is published as a distinct subset of data, where the main related criminal offence type is OIC. OIC involves offences which have the effect of exploiting vulnerable migrants by smuggling them across borders for profit, including offences committed by organised criminal groups (OCGs).

OCGs are comprised of individuals, working together, with the intent and capability to commit serious crime on a continuing basis, which includes elements of planning, control, coordination, structure and group decision-making.

Data provided below is where organised immigration crime (OIC) is listed as the primary offence and does not encompass all offences where OIC is involved.

During the financial year ending March 2026, OIC cases accounted for £1.5 million of assets restrained, £984,000 of account freezing orders, and £549,000 of cash seized. £975,000 was recovered through confiscation and forfeiture powers, where OIC was listed as the primary offence.

The value of assets restrained in OIC cases decreased from £3.1 million in the financial year ending March 2025 to £1.5 million in the financial year ending March 2026, a decrease of 52%. Despite this decrease, restraint orders continued to account for the largest proportion of assets denied through OIC investigations and was 28% above the median value of restraint orders over the last 6 years (£1.1 million).

The value of cash seized decreased by almost half from £1.0 million in the financial year ending March 2025 to £549,000 in the financial year ending March 2026. The value of listed assets seized also decreased from £23,000 to £5,000 over the same period.

In contrast, the value of assets frozen under account freezing order powers increased from £473,000 in the financial year ending March 2025 to £984,000 in the financial year ending March 2026, more than doubling over the period, and also double the median value of AFOs over the last 6 years (£486,000).

The value imposed through confiscation orders impositions decreased by 48% from £894,000 in the financial year ending March 2025 to £467,000 in the financial year ending March 2026. However, this was 4 times higher than the median value of impositions over the last 6 years (£116,000).

Confiscation order receipts followed the same trend, decreasing by 47% from £689,000 to £362,000 but was far above the median value of £57,000 confiscation order receipts over the past 6 years. The value recovered through forfeiture orders also fell by 43% from £1.1 million in the financial year ending March 2025 to £613,000 in the financial year ending March 2026.

Overall, the value of assets denied and recovered through OIC cases decreased in the financial year ending March 2026 compared with the previous financial year, driven primarily by lower values restrained, seized through cash seizures and recovered through confiscation and forfeiture orders. However, the value of assets frozen under asset freezing order powers increased markedly during the latest financial year.

Further information on the values and volumes of assets denied and recovered is available in tables 17 and 18 of the Asset recovery statistics, financial years ending 2021 to 2026: data tables.

Annex D: Cryptoassets denial and recovery

Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) law enforcement agencies in the UK can enforce a confiscation order against an individual who has benefitted from crime. These powers can be used to seize and recover cryptoassets. Following recovery, a proportion of the assets are reinvested to tackle economic crime. These powers were strengthened and expanded under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT Act) 2023.

The ECCT Act also introduced new cryptoasset specific civil seizure and forfeiture powers designed to improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to deny criminals access to cryptoassets, as well as changes to the criminal powers to allow officers to recover cryptoassets in more circumstances. Prior to the introduction of these powers, cryptoassets could only be recovered through existing POCA powers, which were not specifically designed for digital assets.

As operational use of these expanded powers has increased, the value of cryptoassets denied and recovered has grown and is now reported separately within these statistics.

These statistics are considered as official statistics in development as this is the first time these statistics have been produced for publication. We are developing how we collect the data and produce the statistics to improve their quality. For further information on statistics in development and known quality issues with the data sources used in the bulletin please refer to the accompanying User guide to Asset recovery statistics.

Cryptoasset figures can be influenced by a small number of high value cases and by volatility in underlying cryptoasset prices. As a result, year-on-year changes should be interpreted with caution as annual totals may fluctuate considerably depending on the timing of individual operations.

Cryptoassets denied

During financial year ending March 2026, £76.2 million of cryptoassets were denied through cryptoassets seizures, restrained or frozen, a decrease of 5% compared with £80.0 million in financial year ending March 2025.

Cryptoassets recovered and realised

During financial year ending March 2026, £15.7 million of cryptoassets were recovered through realisation, compared with £46.2 million in financial year ending March 2025, representing a decrease of 66%. Values of cryptoassets seized and recovered are shown in table 19 of the Asset recovery statistics, financial years ending 2021 to 2026: data tables.

The decrease in cryptoasset recoveries during financial year ending March 2026 follows exceptionally high levels of recovery activity in financial year ending March 2025, when £46.0 million of cryptoassets were realised. Given the relatively low volume of cryptoasset cases and the concentration of values in a small number of investigations, annual recovery totals can vary substantially depending on when assets are converted and proceeds are distributed.

Cryptoasset recoveries represented a smaller proportion of total cryptoassets denied in financial year ending March 2026 than in the previous year. This reflects the volatility of the underlying cryptoasset prices as well as delays from denial to recovery due to the length and complexity of investigative and legal processes.

Further information regarding cryptoassets and related legislation can be found in the User guide to Asset recovery statistics.

About these statistics

Future releases of this statistical publication are pre-announced on the statistics release calendar on the GOV.UK website. The accompanying User guide to Asset recovery statistics provides information on the different data sources used and the processes for this statistical release, as well as other statistical information about the Bulletin.

Tables and data

Asset recovery statistics, financial years ending 2021 to 2026: data tables provides 6-year time-series data for each POCA Power, ARIS allocations, data collected by the Home Office on the use of ARIS, cryptocurrency and proceeds of crime from international cooperation.

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