Draft codes of practice issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: amendments to codes to reflect the Criminal Finances Act 2017 in Northern Ireland
This consultation seeks views on four Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) codes of practice, all of which are issued by the Home Secretary.
This consultation seeks views on four Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 codes of practice.
The existing guidance needs to be updated in advance of the full commencement of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) amendments to POCA in Northern Ireland.
POCA provides that when a Code of Practice is revised, the relevant authorities must prepare and publish a draft, they must consider any representations made and modify the Codes as appropriate, and they must lay the Codes before Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly (as appropriate) for approval.
Please note that the CFA’s amendments will not be commenced in Northern Ireland until the relevant secondary legislation is passed in Parliament and by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The Department of Justice, Northern Ireland, and the Attorney General have published consultations in tandem with this one, which seek views on five further codes.