Adrian Phillips
Regional Unit Head
CPS Proceeds of Crime
adrian.phillips@cps.gsi.gov.uk
0121 2621136
CPS Proceeds of Crime
• The CPS record on proceeds of crime work.
• A desire to constantly improve.
• The National Audit Office Report- the
Parliamentary Accounts Committee.
CPS Proceeds of Crime
• A National Service, headed by a Chief Crown
Prosecutor.
• A central team managing high level work from
CPS Central Fraud Team, CPS Organised
Crime Division (who prosecute National
Crime Agency Cases), and HMRC.
Cont:
• A regional team, covering all of England
Wales and London.
• Three regional teams each headed by a
Group Manager:
 North and Wales
 Midlands and Eastern
 Southern
Cont:
• Each regional unit, will be co-located with one
of the nine Regional Organised Crime
Units/Regional Asset Recovery Teams.
• ACE Teams (Asset Recovery and
Enforcement Teams).
ACE Teams and “Uplifts”
• POC Opportunities:
• ACE Teams.
• “Uplifts” – Sec.22 POCA 2002.
Cont:
• Practical difficulties:
Section 8 Powers.
ARIS
• Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
(ARIS).
Cont:
• THE END
and THANK YOU.