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 79
Make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; 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
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In plain English
Serious Crime Act 2007 would make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes. That comes from the bill’s own title. There were no official papers to download, so this is only a first look — not a full reading of impact assessments or notes.
There were no official papers to read, so we cannot say who would gain or lose.
There were no official papers to read, so we cannot describe benefits that cannot be counted in pounds.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
In simple terms: Serious Crime Act 2007 would make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes. That comes from the bill’s own title. There were no official papers to download, so this is only a first look — not a full reading of impact assessments or notes.
No publication files were available for this note.
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Serious Crime Act 2007 would make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes. That comes from the bill’s own title. There were no official papers to download, so this is only a first look — not a full reading of impact assessments or notes.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Home Office.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Serious Crime Act 2007 became law. The official papers we read covered most of the Green Book five cases with concrete detail. That does not prove the outcome was “right” — it means the case on paper was relatively complete for accountability scrutiny.
Strategic: Serious Crime Act 2007 would make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to create offences inrespect of the encouragement or assistance of crime; to enable information tobe shared or processed to prevent fraud; to enable data matching to beconducted both in relation to fraud and for other purposes; to transferfunctions of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency to the SeriousOrganised Crime Agency and other persons and to make further provision inconnection with the abolition of the Agency and the office of Director; toamend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in relation to certain investigations andin relation to accredited financial investigators and search warrants; to makeamendments relating to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in connectionwith the regulation of investigatory powers; and for connected purposes. That comes from the bill’s own title. There were no official papers to download, so this is only a first look — not a full reading of impact assessments or notes.
Economic: There is no impact assessment to read, so there is no figure in pounds for what this would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: There were no official papers to read, so we cannot say how this would be bought or put in place.
Financial: There were no official papers to read, so we cannot say who would pay for this.
Management: Gap — The parliamentary record lists the sponsor as Home Office. The papers do not say who would run it day to day.
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 · 2015-03-11
Serious Crime Act
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”) 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 · 2026-05-11
Crime and Policing Act 2026
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 · 2024-02-28
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
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 · 2022-07-14
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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.