Northern Ireland consulting on recovery of criminal assets codes of practice
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Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice has launched a public consultation to seek views on recovery of criminal assets codes of practice.
Updates to two existing codes of practice and one new code of practice are required to take account of new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
The codes of practice refer to search, seizure and detention of property; investigations; and recovery of cryptoassets search powers.
The Department of Justice has a statutory duty to issue new and revised codes of practice where asset recovery powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 change.
The consultation is about the guidance provided in the codes of practice on the exercise of the powers, rather than the actual powers, which are already passed in law.
The eight-week consultation closes on Wednesday 10 April 2024.
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