GovWire

Unexplained wealth orders require people or organisations to explain how they obtained a property. Theyre issued when there are reasonable grounds to suspect either:

• the person or organisations known sources of income would not be enough to obtain the property
• the property was obtained through unlawful conduct

This report shows:

• how many times law enforcement agencies applied for an unexplained wealth order
• how many unexplained wealth orders were issued by the High Court