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Open consultation: Consultation on draft Code of Practice issued by the Attorney General under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Attorney Generals Office

March 28
11:02 2023

This consultation seeks views on amendments to the Code of Practice issued by the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland under section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). The Code provides guidance for prosecutors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on the exercise of the investigation powers in Chapter 2 Part 8 of POCA. The Code will replace earlier codes issued under section 377A of POCA.

This Code needs to be updated to reflect possible changes made to POCA by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT Bill). Subject to its commencement, the ECCT Bill will make amendments to the existing criminal powers under parts 2 to 4 of POCA and introduce new civil forfeiture powers under part 5 of POCA to increase the recovery of cryptoassets.

The Home Office has published a consultation in tandem with this one, which seeks views on five codes issued by the Home Secretary under POCA.

POCA provides that when a Code of Practice is revised, the relevant authorities must prepare and publish a draft, they must consider any representations made and modify the Codes as appropriate, and they must lay the Codes before Parliament for approval.

Documents:

  • Consultation on amendments to the Attorney Generals Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
  • Draft Code of Practice issued under section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Timing: Consultation to go live at 11:30 on Tuesday 28 March June and run for 12 weeks until 17:00 on Tuesday 20 June.

Documents

Draft Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2022

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Draft Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2022

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