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Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Friday, 5 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 April 2019. It was answered by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Lancashire Constabulary: Proceeds of Crime

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money Lancashire Constabulary was allowed to retain under section 298 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19; what that money was used for; and to which organisations that money was donated.

Answer

Under the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS), police forces and other agencies that seize and obtain the forfeiture of cash under s298 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 receive 50% of the amount forfeited. Lanca-shire Constabulary received the following amounts

2017/18 = £77,500
2018/19 = £142,500

The use of ARIS allocations/payments is a matter for each agency but in-centive payments should be used to further drive up performance on asset recovery and, where appropriate, to fund local crime fighting priorities for the benefit of the community.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
241407
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Proceeds of crime Lancashire Constabulary
Legislation
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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