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Proceeds of Crime: East of England

Volume 498: debated on Thursday 29 October 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value was of assets (a) seized and (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each police force area in the East of England in each year since 2002. (296037)

Information is not available in the form requested. The value of cash forfeiture orders and confiscation orders obtained by each police force in the eastern region from 2003-04 is set out in the table. The police can obtain forfeiture orders in the magistrates courts following the seizure of cash which they have reasonable grounds for suspecting is the proceeds of crime or intended for use in crime. Confiscation orders are made in the Crown court. The enforcement of confiscation orders is essentially a matter for HM Courts Service.

Value of cash forfeiture orders and confiscation orders obtained by police forces in the East of England

Value (£)

Bedfordshire Police

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

3,403,388

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

23,321

Confiscation

131,661

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

38,601

Confiscation

233,509

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

79,556

Confiscation

321,707

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

197,833

Confiscation

1,002,192

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

243,873

Confiscation

986,774

Cambridgeshire Constabulary

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

278,675

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

21,345

Confiscation

2,674,080

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

62,208

Confiscation

156,358

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

100,524

Confiscation

863,759

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

106,883

Confiscation

1,345,645

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

26,801

Confiscation

1,022,851

Essex Police

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

381,443

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

863,019

Confiscation

289,269

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

790,484

Confiscation

523,381

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

662,259

Confiscation

837,593

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

426,874

Confiscation

339,581

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

260,768

Confiscation

907,359

Hertfordshire Constabulary

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

929,368

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

41,175

Confiscation

246,432

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

22,711

Confiscation

912,879

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

655,103

Confiscation

558,882

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

289,059

Confiscation

2,765,352

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

241,348

Confiscation

1,242,902

Norfolk Constabulary

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

89,326

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

59,735

Confiscation

849,764

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

96,332

Confiscation

3,187,861

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

28,324

Confiscation

241,939

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

34,977

Confiscation

2,414,409

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

17,197

Confiscation

758,807

Suffolk Constabulary

2003-04

Cash Forfeitures

0

Confiscation

136,787

2004-05

Cash Forfeitures

45,980

Confiscation

320,374

2005-06

Cash Forfeitures

27,824

Confiscation

638,468

2006-07

Cash Forfeitures

11,435

Confiscation

457,050

2007-08

Cash Forfeitures

134,263

Confiscation

823,291

2008-09

Cash Forfeitures

144,841

Confiscation

593,213