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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

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on illegal drugs trade in Northern Ireland (inc ref to HC 1217 2002/03 and HC 180 2003/04)

Lead member

Michael Mates

Answering member

Baroness Smith of Basildon

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

22 January 2004

Reference

416 c517-58WH

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations, and at which level, will be able to bid for sums from the Recovered Assets Incentive Fund; whether bids will be permitted direct from (a) police operational command units and (b) local crime and disorder partnerships; against what...

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 October 2003

For answer on

12 November 2003

Answered on

12 November 2003

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which organisations, and at which level, will be able to bid for sums from the Recovered Assets Incentive Fund; whether bids will be permitted direct from (a) police operational command units and (b) local crime and disorder partnerships; against what criteria bids will be assessed; what amount he expects to be available under the Fund in (i) this and (ii) the next financial year; and if he will make a statement. [133906] Caroline Flint: The Recovered Assets Incentive Fund was set up this 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. The funds have been fully committed over the next three years to projects agreed by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and others, that will increase the confiscation of criminal assets. The fund is not open to bids from other organisations or partnerships. Of £46.5 million that will be available under the Fund over the next three years, up to £38 million will be spent on funding an ACPO proposal to set up an additional four multi-agency regional asset recovery teams to disrupt organised crime groups and to confiscate criminal assets. The teams will 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 Inland Revenue. The balance of the Fund will be spent on asset recovery projects managed respectively by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Department for Constitutional Affairs, and the Assets Recovery Agency. An additional £7 million a year for three years has been made available separately from the Recovered Assets Incentive Fund for community projects. This year £4 million has been allocated to the Adventure Capital Fund to regenerate communities. The Adventure Capital Fund Round 2 is open to applications from community- based organisations operating anywhere in England, which are engaged in specified areas of activity including crime reduction and drug prevention, and which are seeking to achieve sustainability through enterprise, while investing surpluses for community benefit. The Adventure Capital fund is not open to bids from other organisations or partnerships. £1.5 million has been allocated to anti-gun crime initiatives. £1.2 million of this is being disbursed by eight of the regional government offices to projects that will help local communities in the most affected areas in tackling gun crime and gun culture. The money has now been allocated and is not open to bids. £300,000 is being used to support the Disarm Trust, and it is open to projects working to tackle gun crime in local communities to seek support or funding from the Trust. A further £1.5 million has been allocated to regional government offices to fund capacity building in crime and disorder reduction partnerships. Of the £7 million available for next year, £3 million has been committed to fund community justice centre pilot schemes. The balance of £4 million is not yet committed but there are no plans to invite specific bids.

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

133906; 413 c369-70W

House

House of Commons

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on terrorism financing in Northern Ireland. (Inc ref to HC 978 2001/02 and HC 1347 2001/02)

Lead member

Michael Mates

Answering member

Jane Kennedy

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

10 July 2003

Reference

408 c311-48WH

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial benefits from the confiscation of criminals' assets have been designated to the Recovered Assets Fund; what this money has been spent on; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2003

Reference

117683; 406 c823-4W

House

House of Commons

Falconer of Thoroton, Lord

Lords statement on How many bids were submitted for funding in the second round of the recovered assets fund; how many of these were recommended for funding; how the selection of bids was made and when the next round of bidding will begin. [HL 6368]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Baroness Goudie (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2002

Reference

640 c88-9WA; HL 6368

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bids were submitted for funding in the second round of the Recovered Assets Fund; how many of these were recommended for funding; how the selection of bids was made; and if he will make a statement on when...

Asked by

Lord Soley (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2002

Reference

79536; 392 c165W;392 c177W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments have been made for projects under the Recovered Assets Fund, broken down by region. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

69337; 389 c1071W;389 c1069W

House

House of Commons

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