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04/02/09 Birmingham Anti-Money Laundering Conference
Businesses in the Birmingham area are invited to a FREE one day conference to learn how to safeguard themselves against serious organised crime and money laundering. The event, run by ‘Payback’ and hosted by the UK Financial Intelligence Unit of SOCA, will be held on Thursday March 12 at the National ...
Q. When do I submit a SAR to SOCA?
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 expanded, reformed and consolidated the UK's criminal money laundering offences. Most of the offences under the Act apply to all individuals and businesses in the UK, however, some apply only to those doing business in the 'regulated sector'. A SAR should be made as ...
Assets Recovery Agency Merges into SOCA
The Serious Crime Act 2007 extends the Civil Recovery and Taxation powers of the Assets Recovery Agency to SOCA and, also, the Civil Recovery powers to the major prosecuting bodies. This is a significant step towards mainstreaming the powers across law enforcement agencies. The Act also provided for the merger ...
