asked Her Majesty's Government:

In what ways the powers of the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland differ from its counterpart in England. [HL443]

The Assets Recovery Agency is a single national agency created under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, with offices in London and Belfast. While there are differences in some of the legal systems under which the two offices operate, the powers granted by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 are granted to the director and can be used in both jurisdictions.

Schedule 1 to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 provides for an assistant to the director with responsibilities in relation to the director's functions in Northern Ireland and makes provision for the agency's annual plan to set out how those functions are to be exercised in Northern Ireland.