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Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime Act deadline calculator

The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 timetable is unusual in that the court can postpone confiscation for a permitted period measured from conviction, while time to pay runs from the confiscation order and attracts interest the moment it expires.

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Deadlines this calculator covers

35 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

Variation of sentence after confiscation (fine, compensation, surcharge, deprivation)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.15A(6) and (7)

56 days from The day on which the Crown Court makes a confiscation order under section 6, or decides not to make one

Defendant's section 18 information (default timetable step)Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(a)

15 days from The day the Crown Court sets the confiscation timetable

Prosecutor's section 16 statement of information (default timetable step)Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(c)

20 days from Service of the defendant's section 18 information

Defendant's section 17 response to the statement of informationCriminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(d)

30 days from Service of the prosecutor's section 16 statement of information

Third party (interested person) response on extent of interest in propertyCriminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(9)

45 days from Service on the interested person of notice of the confiscation proceedings by the defendant or the prosecutor

Time to pay: maximum initial specified periodProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.11(2) and (3)

3 months from The day on which the confiscation order is made

Time to pay: absolute six-month longstop for extended period and for making the extension orderProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.11(5) and (6)

6 months from The day on which the confiscation order is made

Prosecutor's reconsideration where no confiscation order was made (s.19)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.19(1)(c), with the date of conviction defined by s.19(10)

72 months from Date of conviction (or, where there are convictions on different dates, the latest of them)

Prosecutor's reconsideration of benefit where the court found none (s.20)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.20(4)(b), with the date of conviction defined by s.20(13) and s.19(10)

72 months from Date of conviction (latest, where there is more than one)

Prosecutor's reconsideration of benefit after a confiscation order has been made (s.21)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.21(1)(d), with the date of conviction defined by s.21(14) and s.19(10)

72 months from Date of conviction (latest, where there is more than one)

Waiting period before confiscation against a defendant who absconds before convictionProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.28(2)(c)

3 months from The day the court believes the defendant absconded

Reconsideration windows re-start when an absconder is apprehendedProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.27(6)(a) to (c) (ss.19, 20, 21 as modified) and s.28(6)(a) (s.21 as modified)

72 months from The day on which the defendant ceased to be an absconder

Returned absconder's application to reduce a confiscation order made in absenceProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.29(1)(e) and (3)

28 days from The date the defendant was convicted of the s.28(2)(a) offence (or the date of the latest conviction where there is more than one)

Prosecutor's notice of application for permission to appeal a confiscation order or refusalProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/82), art.3(2)(a)

28 days from The date of the decision appealed against

Defendant's notice of appeal or application for permission against a confiscation orderCriminal Appeal Act 1968, s.18(2), applied by POCA s.67E(3) and s.50(1) of the 1968 Act

28 days from The date sentence was passed, or the date of the making of the order

Application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in Part 2 proceedingsProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/82), art.12(1)

14 days from The date the Court of Appeal gives reasons for its decision (then, if refused, the date of refusal)

Notice of application for permission to appeal a restraint or receivership decisionProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/82), art.3(2)(b)

14 days from The date of the decision appealed against

Minimum notice of an affected person's application to discharge or vary a restraint orderCriminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.47(4)

2 days before The date fixed by the Crown Court for hearing the application (count backwards)

Maximum period of any single order extending detention of seized cashProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.295(2)(a)

6 months from The date of the order extending detention

Absolute longstop on detention of seized cashProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.295(2)(b)

24 months from The date of the FIRST order extending detention under s.295(2)

Objecting to a cash forfeiture notice (administrative forfeiture)Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.297B(2), with the effect in s.297C(3) and (4)

30 days from The day after the forfeiture notice is given

Application to set aside forfeiture of cash under a forfeiture noticeProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.297E(3)

30 days from The day on which the period for objecting ended

Appeal to the Crown Court against a s.298 cash forfeiture order or refusalProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.299(2)

30 days from The day on which the magistrates' court makes the order or decision

Further detention of a seized listed asset: per-order and longstop limitsProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303L(2)(a) and (b)

6 months from The date of the order (per-order cap) and the date of the first order (longstop)

Appeal against a listed asset forfeiture order or refusalProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303S(4)

30 days from The day on which the court makes the order or decision under s.303O, s.303Q or s.303R(7)

Maximum duration of an account freezing orderProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z3(4)

24 months from The day on which the account freezing order is made

Objecting to an account forfeiture noticeProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z9(5), with the effect in s.303Z9(6) and s.303Z11(1)(a)

30 days from The day after the account forfeiture notice is given

Application to set aside forfeiture of money under an account forfeiture noticeProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z12(2)

30 days from The day on which the period for objecting ended

Appeal against an account forfeiture order or refusal under s.303Z14Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z16(2)

30 days from The day on which the magistrates' court makes the order or decision

Further detention of seized cryptoassets: per-order, longstop and extended longstopProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z32(2) and (4)

6 months from The date of the order (per-order cap) and the date of the first order (longstops)

Maximum duration of a crypto wallet freezing orderProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z37(4) and (5)

24 months from The day on which the crypto wallet freezing order is made

Appeal against a cryptoasset forfeiture order or refusalProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.303Z47(4)

30 days from The day on which the court or sheriff makes the order or decision under s.303Z41, s.303Z44 or s.303Z45(7)

Limitation period for civil recovery proceedingsLimitation Act 1980, s.27A(2) (20-year period), with accrual of the cause of action defined by s.27A(4), when proceedings are brought defined by s.27A(3), and "relevant person" defined by s.27A(8); see also s.27A(4A) for gross human rights abuse cases

240 months from Accrual of the relevant person's cause of action: for property obtained through unlawful conduct, when the property is so obtained; for property representing it, when the property obtained through unlawful conduct which it represents is so obtained (s.27A(4))

Enforcement authority's determination period after compliance with an unexplained wealth orderProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.362D(2) and (3)

60 days from The day of compliance (or purported compliance) with the UWO, being the last day on which the requirements were complied with (s.362D(7)(b))

Maximum duration of an account monitoring orderProceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.370(7)

90 days from The day on which the account monitoring order is made

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

Variation of sentence after confiscation (fine, compensation, surcharge, deprivation): what is the time limit?

56 days from The day on which the Crown Court makes a confiscation order under section 6, or decides not to make one, under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s.15A(6) and (7). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Defendant's section 18 information (default timetable step): what is the time limit?

15 days from The day the Crown Court sets the confiscation timetable, under Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(a). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Prosecutor's section 16 statement of information (default timetable step): what is the time limit?

20 days from Service of the defendant's section 18 information, under Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(c). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Defendant's section 17 response to the statement of information: what is the time limit?

30 days from Service of the prosecutor's section 16 statement of information, under Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(3)(d). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Third party (interested person) response on extent of interest in property: what is the time limit?

45 days from Service on the interested person of notice of the confiscation proceedings by the defendant or the prosecutor, under Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/909), r.33.11(9). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.