About Us
Organised and Financial Crime Unit
This unit is responsible for developing the government's strategy against organised crime.
Responsible for developing the government's strategy against organised crime, this unit also oversees the recovery of criminal assets, and the detection and conviction of money launderers.
Its high-level objectives include:
- improving the strategic picture on the threat from organised crime
- working with the Organised Crime Strategy Group develop a strategy to fight organised crime
- ensuring that agencies and forces are given a clear steer on the priorities for combating organised crime, and designing effective strategies
- ensuring that agencies and forces are able to generate, share and assess tactical intelligence effectively
- giving forces and agencies the tools they need to carry out successful operations against organised crime
- sponsorship of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) (new window)
Financial Crime Team
The Financial Crime Team is part of the government's effort to improve the criminal justice system's ability to trace and recover the proceeds of crime, and to prevent, detect and penalise money launderers.
Its key tasks include:
- implementing the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- implementing the Asset Recovery Strategy and monitoring it through the Asset Recovery Committee
- operating the Recovered Assets Fund
