Home Department written question – answered at on 10 November 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on average what proportion of the money recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which was allocated to the police force that carried out the recovery in the latest period for which figures are available.
Under the current Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme 50% of all money recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act is returned to front-line partners. How these funds are distributed will depend on the relevant part of the Act that is used.
For confiscation orders, the relevant police force receives 18.75% of money recovered with 18.75% being returned to the relevant prosecutor and 12.5% being returned to Her Majesty's Courts Service.
For money recovered through the cash forfeiture route, the relevant police force receives the full 50% of the total collected.
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