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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and if he will introduce further legislation to increase the powers of the (a) police and (b) courts to seize all (i) property and (ii) money gained...

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199243; 426 c2086W;426 c2092W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of assets (a) seized and (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (i) the West Midlands, (ii) Birmingham and (iii) Hodge Hill was in (A) 2002, (B) 2003 and (C) 2004. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Liam Byrne (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

197626; 426 c1449-50W;426 c1453-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of assets (a) seized and (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2003, broken down by region. - Inc table.

Asked by

Liam Byrne (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

Mr. Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value was of assets (a) seized and (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (i) 2002 and (ii) 2003, broken down by region. [197625] Caroline Flint: The total value of criminal assets recovered under all proceeds of crime legislation was £47 million in 2002-03 and £54.5 million in 2003-04. The £47 million comprises £41 million in confiscation orders and £6 million in cash forfeitures. The £54.5 million comprises £38.9 million in confiscation orders and £15.6 million in cash forfeitures. The confiscation and restraint powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are triggered by offences committed after the provisions were brought into force on 24 March 2003. The total value of receipts recovered under the Act in 2003-04 was just over £5 million comprising £4.7 million in cash forfeitures and £343,671 in confiscation order receipts. Information on the value of cash forfeitures broken down by region is not available. Table A shows the value of confiscation order receipts under proceeds of crime legislation broken down by magistrates courts committee areas in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Table B shows the value of restraint orders made in 2003-04 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by the Crown Prosecution Service broken down by area. Information on the value of restraint orders made by HM Customs and Excise is not available. In 2003-04 the Assets Recovery Agency had 24 civil recovery cases subject to freezing orders with a total value of £14.1 million. Table A: Summary of total receipts remitted to the Secretary of State by legislation and MCC area, 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2002-03 2003-04 MCC area Total Pre-POCA POCA Total Avon and Somerset 284,115.70 640,304.89 0.00 640,304.89 Bedfordshire 65,321.02 229,846.45 0.00 229,846.45 Cambridgeshire 193,497.68 370,588.65 12,523.94 383,112.59 Cheshire 50,926.99 106,589.47 0.00 106,589.47 Cleveland 24,110.29 346,485.27 0.00 346,485.27 Cumbria 50,564.58 90,662.25 270.00 90,932.25 Derbyshire 334,352.50 95,612.92 0.00 95,612.92 Devon and Cornwall 176,686.75 765,092.18 0.00 765,092.18 Dorset 203,615.78 187,149.28 8,991.83 196,141.11 Durham 23,252.78 231,314.25 0.00 231,314.25 Essex 920,701.63 596,219.38 61,915.30 658,134.68 Gloucestershire 727,753.72 37,840.12 0.00 37,840.12 Greater London (GLMCA) 20,851,102.35 12,550,941.58 102,892.82 12,653,834.40 Greater Manchester 1,614,785.00 1,654,899.81 165,119.51 11,720,019.32 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 626,592.79 360,893.16 8,858.96 369,752.12 Hertfordshire 494,871.53 287,797.90 0.00 287,797.90 Humberside 343,107.88 767,476.56 0.00 767,476.56 Kent 1,537,885.81 2,249,555.73 9,635.83 2,259,191.56 Lancashire 253,096.85 1,003,473.83 117.00 1,003,590.83 Leicestershire2 219,295.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 Lincolnshire 223,300.13 133,482.19 670.00 134,152.19 Merseyside 560,093.54 980,907.40 0.00 980,907.40 Norfolk 265,989.78 323,890.64 0.00 323,890.64 North Yorkshire2 112,724.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 Northamptonshire 112,832.51 239,973.04 0.00 239,973.04 Northumbria 57,869.23 505,291.22 0.00 505,291.22 Nottinghamshire 527,948.83 941,697.98 650.00 942,347.98 South Yorkshire 55,659.00 433,345.30 420.00 433,765.30 Staffordshire 253,614.60 952,932.01 0.00 952,932.01 Suffolk 880,304.39 52,091.68 3,228.42 55,320.10 Surrey 1,683,278.27 527,494.48 7,700.00 535,194.48 Sussex 1,801,592.26 2,905,899.70 3,619.75 2,909,519.45 Thames Valley 1,023,789.75 726,864.09 41,733.35 768,597.44 Warwickshire 626,758.00 285,330.00 0.00 285,330.00 West Mercia 4,241.43 345,176.40 0.00 345,176.40 West Midlands 2,967,853.21 1,302,619.38 5,724.25 1,308,343.63 West Yorkshire 387,089.70 2,820,648.45 0.00 2,820,648.45 Wiltshire2 193,557.00 22,915.24 0.00 22,915.24 England 40,734,133.32 36,073,302.88 1268,951.45 136,407,373.84 Dyfed-Powys 36,170.45 411,312.92 0.00 411,312.92 Gwent 82,011.63 71,119.13 0.00 71,119.13 North Wales 122,514.88 1,774,595.21 0.00 1,774,595.21 South Wales 32,905.55 182,825.15 9,600.00 192,425.15 Wales 273,602.51 2,439,852.41 9,600.00 2,449,452.41 England and Wales 41,007,735.83 38,513,155.29 1343,670.96 138,856,826.25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Greater Manchester MCC only able to supply data for total POCA offences (offence category not separately identifiable) for Q3 and Q4. 2 Data from MCC area not received for all or part of 2003-04. Table B: Value of POCA restraint orders 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 42 areas Value P01--Avon and Somerset 409,804.99 P02--Bedfordshire -- P03--Cambridgeshire -- P04--Cheshire -- P06--Cleveland 75,251.88 P07--Cumbria 293,983.00 P08--Derbyshire -- P09--Devon and Cornwall -- P10--Dorset 124,635.18 P11--Durham 100,000.00 P12--Dyfed Powys -- P13--Essex 15,313.36 P14--Gloucestershire -- P15--Greater Manchester 250,000.00 P16--Gwent 1,295,000.00 P17--Hampshire -- P18--Hertfordshire 1,570,000.00 P19--Humberside -- P20--Kent -- P21--Lancashire 1,570,000.00 P22--Leicestershire -- P23--Lincolnshire -- P24--Merseyside -- P25--Metropolitan and City 1,372,268.68 P26--Norfolk -- P27--Northamptonshire -- P28--Northumbria 100,000.00 P29--North Wales -- P30--North Yorkshire -- P31--Nottinghamshire 70,256.57 P32--South Wales 1,913,638.65 P33--South Yorkshire 540.00 P34--Staffordshire 1,153,000.00 P35--Suffolk 1,751,172.50 P36--Surrey 183,150.00 P37--Sussex 1,934,322.50 P38--Thames Valley -- P39--Warwickshire -- P40--West Mercia 21,000.00 P41--West Midlands 275,320.19 P42--West Yorkshire -- P43--Wiltshire -- Casework D Ludgate 736,661.46 Casework D York 71,000.00 Casework D Birmingham -- RART Wales 60,000.00 RART West Midlands -- RART North East -- RART North West -- CCB RO figures -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Legislation

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

197625; 426 c1447-50W;426 c1451-4W

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on the publication of a report by the Independent Monitoring Commission on paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland during the six-month period March to September 2004 (HC 1218 2003/04)

Member

Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour)

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written statements

Date

4 November 2004

Reference

426 c16WS

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on the publication of a report by the Independent Monitoring Commission on paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland during the six-month period March to September 2004 (HC 1218 2003/04)

Member

Baroness Amos (Labour)

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written statements

Date

4 November 2004

Reference

666 c9-10WS

House

House of Lords

Untitled Debate on bill

Gambling Bill. Second reading debate. Amendment negatived on division (183 to 293). Main question agreed to on division (286 to 212). Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third reading and other proceedings agreed to on division (309 to 172). Carry over motion agreed to on division (295 to...

Lead member

Baroness Jowell

Answering member

Julie Kirkbride

Department

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Debates on bills

Date

1 November 2004

Reference

426 c25-142

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, when she will issue the strategic plan and guidance for the Crown Prosecution Service's resources as a result of successful confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Asked by

Diana Organ (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

425 c1104W; 191933

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legislative changes would be required, with regard to forfeiture of the instrumentalities of crime, to enable the UK to comply with Article 55 of the UN Convention Against Corruption.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

425 c730W; 190482

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timescale he has for introducing the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation that is required in order for the UK to be able to ratify the UN Convention Against Corruption.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 October 2004

Reference

425 c414-5W; 190483

House

House of Commons

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL) 2003/04

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL). Lords committee (on recommitment) stage third day. Clauses 7,10,11,15-32,34-37,40 agreed to. Clauses 8,33,38,39 agreed to as amended. Clauses 9,12,13,14 negatived. Schedules 6,7,9 agreed to. Schedules 2,3,4,10 agreed to as amended. Schedules 5,8 negatived.

Department

Department for Constitutional Affairs; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

665 c12-76,89-110

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assets have been recovered under the terms of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and how these proceeds have been disbursed since the Act came into force, broken down by region. - Including figures.

Asked by

Colin Challen (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 September 2004

For answer on

4 October 2004

Answered on

4 October 2004

Mr. Challen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assets have been recovered under the terms of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and how these proceeds have been disbursed since the Act came into force, broken down by region. [189466] Caroline Flint: In 2002-03, the last year for which full data are available, a record amount of criminal assets was recovered, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and earlier legislation, totalling £47 million. Receipts from recovered criminal assets are allocated to a range of initiatives. The Recovered Assets Incentive Fund was set up last financial year to incentivise asset recovery by asset recovery agencies, including law enforcement and prosecuting authorities. £15.5 million a year for three years has been allocated to the Fund. These sums have been fully committed over the three year period to projects, agreed by the Association of Chief Police Officers and others, that will increase the confiscation of criminal assets. Of £46.5 million that will be available under the Fund over three years, up to £12 million a year has been allocated to set up four new multi-agency Regional Asset Recovery Teams (RARTs) to disrupt organised crime groups, confiscate more criminal assets and to tackle money laundering. A successful pilot in the West Midlands has been rolled out to the North West, North East, Wales and London. The teams comprise staff from the police, National Crime Squad, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, National Criminal Intelligence Service, Crown Prosecution Service, Assets Recovery Agency and the Inland Revenue. An additional seven million a year for three years has been made available separately from the Recovered Assets Incentive Fund for community based projects. Last year four million of the total available was allocated to the Adventure Capital Fund to regenerate communities across England. The remaining three million was allocated to regional government offices, of which £1.5 million funded anti-gun crime initiatives and £1.5 million funded capacity building in crime and disorder reduction partnerships, seven million available this year, three million has been committed to funding a community justice centre pilot scheme in Liverpool; two million to fund support services for victims of crime in England and Wales; and two million to fund new and existing projects to tackle gun crime in England and Wales. A new police incentivisation scheme introduced this year will enable police forces in England and Wales, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, to receive a share of the criminal assets they recover locally, in the following year. Separate arrangements exist in Scotland. The scheme has the full support of the Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales. Police forces will benefit by receiving a third of all the recovered assets above £40 million in 2004-05, increasing to half for 2005-06. There will be no restrictions on how the police should spend this money so there may be scope in the future for them to devote some of the funds to community-based projects aimed at crime reduction. For 2006-07 onwards, we are working up a new incentive scheme under which all agencies involved in asset recovery will, where possible, be able to get back 50 per cent. of the assets they recover.

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1915-6W;424 c1913-4W; 189466

House

House of Commons

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda concerning the investigation, restraint and confiscation of the proceeds and instruments of crime (St Johns 1997).

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 04.10.04

Date

1 October 2004

Reference

Cm 6336;Treaty 40 (2004)

House

House of Commons

Agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the Sharing of Forfeited or Confiscated Assets or their Equivalent Funds signed at London on 21 February 2001 to Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 12.08.04

Date

11 August 2004

Reference

Cm 6299;Treaty 30 (2004)

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories)(Amendment) Order 2004

SI 2004/1981 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 29 July 2004.

Department

Privy Council

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

28 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1981

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Corruption Bill (Draft)

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Corruption Bill (HL 157 2002/03). Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Slynn of Hadley

Answering member

Viscount Bridgeman

Department

Home Office; Joint Committee on the Draft Corruption Bill

Type

Debates on select committee reports

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

663 c1549-66

House

House of Lords

Dept for Transport

Answered by

Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

423 c137-8

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

Answered by

Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

423 c138

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

Answered by

Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

423 c137-8

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Russell Brown (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

423 c137-8

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

Supplementary on returning cash seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2000 to local communities and steps taken to deal with professional associations representing accountants, bankers and lawyers who assist such criminals.

Asked by

Ian Davidson (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

423 c138

House

House of Commons

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