Issue(s)

Operations and programme delivery

Parent department

Cabinet Office

Related documents 

Confiscation Orders (Dec 2013)

The NAO's report, Confiscation Orders, found that the government's process for confiscating criminals' assets was not working well enough and was not value for money.

Impact: As a result of the NAO report and the related report from the Committee of Public Accounts, one of the bodies involved in the process, the Crown Prosecution Service, has set about overhauling its whole approach. It has joined up its fragmented resources into a dedicated Proceeds of Crime centre, introduced an enhanced case management system and improved its performance and cost management data. It is also changing its regional offices so they are co-located with police asset recovery teams and regional organised crime units. Although the changes are not yet complete (at the time of writing), early indications are that asset recovery and resulting crime disruption have increased and will become more effective as new working practices embed.