Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 1908
A Bill to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; make provision in connection with terrorist property; create corporate offences for cases where a person associated with a body corporate or partnership facilitates the commission by another person of a tax evasion offence; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Home Office
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Home Office.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Criminal Finances Act 2017 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Criminal Finances Act 2017 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Criminal Finances Act 2017 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2017 c. PART 1 Proceeds of crime CHAPTER 1 Investigations Unexplained wealth orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland 1.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
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This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2017-02-01
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2019-02-13
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-02-28
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”). Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2015-02-13
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2009-02-25
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.