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Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Proceeds of Crime: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proceeds of crime funding in England directed towards tackling youth criminal exploitation and gangs.

Answer

Funds recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) are distributed under the Home Office’s Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS). The objective of ARIS is to drive asset recovery performance, by providing agencies with incentives to use POCA powers to recover more criminal assets, with the overall aim of cutting crime and delivering justice.

Under the scheme, a proportion of the assets recovered using powers under POCA are redistributed to the agencies involved in the recovery, based on their relative contributions. The current allocation sees ARIS receipts split 50:50 between central government and operational partners.

In the spirit of the Scheme, the Government encourages agencies to use ARIS funds to increase asset recovery and, where appropriate, fund local crime fighting priorities for the benefit of the community. However, the use of ARIS allocations/payments is a matter for each agency and is left to their discretion. Further information on ARIS and how funds are spent can be found here: Asset recovery statistics: financial years ending 2020 to 2025 - GOV.UK

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90777
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Finance Organised crime Proceeds of crime Young people Exploitation
Link
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