POCA 2002 confiscation: timetable, s16/s17/s18 statements and responses (England and Wales)

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Under section 14 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), the court will ordinarily impose a confiscation order before passing sentence on the defendant, yet it can defer the confiscation proceedings for a defined period of up to two years from the date of conviction-see Practice Note: Postponement of confiscation proceedings. If proceedings are postponed, the court will typically direct a timetable for the exchange of material required by POCA 2002 (frequently referred to as the confiscation timetable). The outline below identifies the documents exchanged for these purposes, the point at which they are required, and key points for practitioners to bear in mind when reviewing them.

Document: Required where: Commentary

Information by defendant in response to an order under POCA 2002, s 18

Where the court proceeds to make a confiscation order under POCA 2002, s 6(3)(a) (the prosecutor seeks an order) or POCA 2002, s 6(3)(b) (the court considers it proper to make an order), or where the court is deciding whether to proceed to make such an order. These statements are commonly described as ‘financial disclosure statements’ or ‘section 18 statements’. As they are produced pursuant to an order for disclosure, they as noted above...

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