Receive case details
from ‘Casework Team’
Assign case to
Financial Investigator.
Notify ‘Casework
‘Team’ of ownership.
Update electronic case
file with new record
Create new case file
(Le. Windows
Explorer / Hard copy).
Assess crime/
potential recovery
Assess dissipation of
offender's assets.
Is is likely that
‘offender will
\ dlesipate assets?
Security & Investigation Financial Investigation Unit Criminal Debt
Recovery for losses >£20K Process Flowchart
‘The Security & Criminal Investigation Team are
Notified immediately ofall losses > £20K.
4 However, the Security Programme Managers still
Conduct interviews with suspects / offenders and
complete a Suspect Offender Report
Used to store actions,
decisions and other
associated
documentation
pertinent to case.
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Make case for issuing a
‘Restraint Order (Le.
‘Complete National
Police Improvement
Agency form).
Fl discusses/ obtains
consent to restrain with
Senior Appropriate
Officer (SAO)
13.
Complete National
Police Improvement
Agency (NPIA) record
of authorisation . (.e.
restraint order not
progressed)
SAO agree with
Restraint
Order?
Complete National
Police Improvement
Agency (NPIA) record
of authorisation with
appropriate details
Send ‘Restraint Order’
details to Criminal Law
Team
Do Criminal No
Law Team agree
with ‘Restraint
Order details ?//
Yes
‘Complete application
for ‘Restraint Order
v Legal document which
( ) prohibits offenders from
disposing of assets.
Complete ‘Restraint
Order
a
Attend Crown Court to
relay evidence (ie. to
acquire ‘Restraint
Order’).
——
Is ‘Restraint
Order’ awarded
by Court of
Law?
Yes
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Atthis step or any
futher paint the
fender may pay 22.
back the dett to PO
dor ask forthe
restrain tobe vaied
cr dscharged
There are
‘eteumstances when
‘nly pat of the debt is
‘pal. Iti therefore
Impatant to ascertain
‘whether the defendant
has futher assets,
“This is fait varied, and
ten lengthy process
Involving a numberof
‘acthities eg. Land
Registry searches.
roperty valuations . and
bank account searches to
name but afew
Defendant attends
‘Cou ofI
‘Serve ‘Restraint Order’
‘on defendant
Update Joint Asset
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‘A separate JARD
‘Case details Ferm is
‘maintained locally to
help transfer detais
There are multile
methods of payment
ene fon eompners ae
ico Database NO IARD Aspe
WARD wimcare
apart win
etal. PO Ltd.
[fearon
a mos 28 tose dose
ve
\ Close case
tsa \ (ie Upante JARO /
repaid? ane eee Case file with
vowel as)
Wo
—— Tay taker that
\ hs esea
27. Does the Close Case
oS eaetinttonS, I 40 Gees eo
(fr rete cebetloweh
pen vowel oe)
Yes
Investigation
Ascertain how
etendant benefited
tem etme /level of
confiscation,
Is detendant
‘uit?
oe
32.
Complete Section 18.
Proceeds of Crime Act
3, I 2002 i.e. toacmire
etlis of assets which
belong tothe
<etendant
\
E-mail Section 18
above to Criminal Law
Team,
34,
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
a1.
42.
Criminal Law Team
assign Banister to
case
Attend Court hearing /
sentencing (i.e.
Request Confiscation
and Compensation for
monies owed to PO
LU.
a
The Financial
Investigator completes
a ‘Section 16 (6) to
serve on the defence.
Complete legal
documents: 1) Schedule
of Realisable assets2)
Confiscation Order 3)
Compensation Order4)
Discharge of Restraint
Order.
a
The Financial
Investigator attends the
Crown Court
Confiscation Hearing,
a
PO Lid and
Defendant's barristers
discuss ‘best deal prior
to ‘Confiscation
Hearing!
Court awards
Confiscation /
‘Compensation
a
Court lifts ‘Restraint
Order’
‘The Financial
Investigator serves
discharge of the
"Restraint Order’ on the
defence / effected
institutions.
a
Financial Investigator
contacts ‘Regional
Asset Recovery Team
(SOCA) to ascertain
‘who is dealing with
case
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46.
47.
49,
Defendant repays
‘monies to ‘Regional
Asset Recovery Team!
(SOCA)
¥
Regional Asset
Recovery Team
(SOCA) transfers
monies to PO Ltd.
i ,
Update ‘Joint Asset
Recovery Database
(JARD) with case
etal,
a
Close Case
(ie. Update JARD/
Case file with
appropriate details)
Notify stakeholder(s)
that case is closed
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Security & Investigation — Criminal Debt Recovery
for losses <£20K Process Flowchart
Receive case details
from ‘Casework Team’
y Case is allocated to a
4 ‘Security Investigation
Officer’
Assign case to
Investigation Team .
a
Interview offender.
—-——
Complete ‘Suspect
Offender’ and
‘Financial Evaluation’
reports
Issue reports within
"I 48 hours of interview
Assess crime/
potential recovery E-mail ‘Casework
Team’ with reason(s).
Allocate case to
‘Financial
Investigator’?