The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Information on the total amounts received under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021/22.

Response

I attach the information in the format you requested. With regards to the total amounts of monies received under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for the financial years noted above, the table below shows these dis-aggregated as criminal confiscationsÍž and as asset recovery and cash forfeiture under civil proceedings. Since 2019/20, remittance under civil proceedings have been further dis-aggregated to include amounts recovered under Account Freezing Orders and Listed Assets, following commencement of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.

 

CRIMINAL CONFISCATION RECEIPTS REMITTED TO THE SCOTTISH CONSOLIDATED FUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

TOTALS

 

Value of Orders Remitted

3,692,861

3,397,829

3,978,114

2,881,668

13,950,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIVIL RECOVERY RECEIPTS REMITTED TO THE SCOTTISH CONSOLIDATED FUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

TOTALS

 

Asset Recovery

1,353,839

1,742,848

2,275,962

2,243,247

7,615,896

 

Cash Forfeiture

1,904,446

2,226,923

2,141,445

2,235,104

8,507,919

 

Account Freezing

 

139,396

972,912

464,267

1,437,179

 

Listed Assets

 

35,893

129,387

47,634

177,022

 

TOTAL CIVIL RECOVERY

3,258,285

4,145,060

5,519,707

4,990,253

17,738,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTALS

6,951,146

7,542,888

9,497,821

7,871,921

31,863,776

 

* Account Freezing and Listed Assets data only recorded since 2019/20 following commencement of the Criminalnces Act 2017


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