Proceeds of Crime: Wales

Mrs. Moon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the South Wales police authority recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since its introduction.

Mr. Coaker
The total value of confiscation orders and cash forfeiture orders obtained by South Wales police in each of the last four years under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and earlier legislation is as follows:

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|       |£        |
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|2003-04|75,637   |
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|2004-05|400,577  |
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|2005-06|5,167,828|
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|2006-07|2,392,216|
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These include cases involving Regional Asset Recovery Teams. Confiscation orders are enforced by the magistrates courts.