Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70644, on confiscation orders, how much has been collected as a result of confiscation orders obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service in the 2016-17 financial year.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collected £88,069,419 in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of confiscation orders where it was the Lead Enforcement Agency.

Domestic confiscation orders, once obtained are enforced by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) assists in the enforcement process in situations where it can add value, such as by managing restraint orders, seeking the appointment of enforcement receivers and, in relation to assets held overseas, seeking assistance from other jurisdictions. It is the Lead Enforcement agency in these cases. When the CPS can no longer add value to the enforcement of a confiscation order, the responsibility for enforcement reverts to HMCTS and the CPS no longer monitors its progress.

The CPS only retains data on those orders in which it assists in the enforcement process. The latest data relates to March 2017.