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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Byrne: 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. [197626] Caroline Flint: 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 information available relates to confiscation order receipts received by the West Midlands magistrates courts committee area. The total value of confiscation order receipts recovered in the West Midlands under proceeds of crime legislation was £2,967,853 in 2002-03, and £1,308,343 in 2003-04. The total value of confiscation order receipts recovered in the West Midlands under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in 2003-04 was £5,724 and £66,631 at the end of the second quarter in 2004-05. The value of restraint orders obtained under the Act by the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands was £275,320 in 2003-04 and £1,085,000 by the end of the second quarter in 2004-05. Information on the value of restraint orders obtained by HM Customs and Excise is not available. As at the end of September 2004 the Assets Recovery Agency had 40 civil recovery cases subject to freezing orders with a total value of £19.8 million.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

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

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Assets Confiscation orders Birmingham Proceeds of crime Sequestration of assets West Midlands Freezing of assets

Legislation

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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