Recovery of proceeds of crime "ineffective", finds Law Commission

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Recovery of proceeds of crime "ineffective", finds Law Commission

Victims are being let down by an "ineffective" system which has failed to retrieve billions of pounds from criminals, a review has found.

Date - 9th November 2022
By - Cachella Smith

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The Law Commission has today proposed a complete overhaul regarding the recovery of proceeds of crime following a Home Office commissioned review. The current method under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was deemed “inefficient, complex and...

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