Prosecution Office recovers £21.5m in first year
The Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) has successfully recovered £21.5m of criminal assets in its first year of operation. The independent prosecuting authority was launched in April 2005 and in its first year carried out 1,701 cases involving 2,269 defendants. Director David Green QC said in the RCPO’s first annual report: “Our prosecutors have […]