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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.
56 days from The day on which the Crown Court makes a confiscation order under section 6, or decides not to make one
15 days from The day the Crown Court sets the confiscation timetable
20 days from Service of the defendant's section 18 information
30 days from Service of the prosecutor's section 16 statement of information
45 days from Service on the interested person of notice of the confiscation proceedings by the defendant or the prosecutor
3 months from The day on which the confiscation order is made
6 months from The day on which the confiscation order is made
72 months from Date of conviction (or, where there are convictions on different dates, the latest of them)
72 months from Date of conviction (latest, where there is more than one)
72 months from Date of conviction (latest, where there is more than one)
3 months from The day the court believes the defendant absconded
72 months from The day on which the defendant ceased to be an absconder
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)
28 days from The date of the decision appealed against
28 days from The date sentence was passed, or the date of the making of the order
14 days from The date the Court of Appeal gives reasons for its decision (then, if refused, the date of refusal)
14 days from The date of the decision appealed against
2 days before The date fixed by the Crown Court for hearing the application (count backwards)
6 months from The date of the order extending detention
24 months from The date of the FIRST order extending detention under s.295(2)
30 days from The day after the forfeiture notice is given
30 days from The day on which the period for objecting ended
30 days from The day on which the magistrates' court makes the order or decision
6 months from The date of the order (per-order cap) and the date of the first order (longstop)
30 days from The day on which the court makes the order or decision under s.303O, s.303Q or s.303R(7)
24 months from The day on which the account freezing order is made
30 days from The day after the account forfeiture notice is given
30 days from The day on which the period for objecting ended
30 days from The day on which the magistrates' court makes the order or decision
6 months from The date of the order (per-order cap) and the date of the first order (longstops)
24 months from The day on which the crypto wallet freezing order is made
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)
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))
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))
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.
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