Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many disclosure orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act the National Crime Agency has (a) sought and (b) been granted in each of the last three years.

The NCA has several well-established powers under Part 8 (investigations) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which they may use to compel information during an investigation including production orders, customer information orders and disclosure orders. These allow relevant law enforcement agencies to obtain information on property, individuals and customer details in support of investigations.

The use of these powers remains an operational decision which will be taken on a case by case basis by the relevant law enforcement body and the Home Office does not hold central data on the extent of their use.