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Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund

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WQ.124/2018

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES

BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 10th JULY 2018

Question

Will the Minister provide the current balance of the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund and list the payments made from the Fund over the last five years, detailing who received the money and for what purpose?

Answer

The available balance on the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund (COCF) as at 30th June 2018 is £2,209,961.

The table overleaf provides a breakdown of payments made out of the Fund between 2014 and 2018 (to date).

All applications for funding from the COCF must be approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources following consultation with the Attorney General and any other appropriate persons or bodies to ensure the proposed use is consistent with the purposes defined in Article 24 of the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999.

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Allocations out of the COCF over the last five years

 

Recipient/Use

Year

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Official Analyst Equipment

£240,000

 

 

 

 

New Police Station

£14,775,677

 

 

 

 

Home Affairs - upgrade CCTV

£389,485

 

 

 

 

Home Affairs - body worn cameras and forensic software

£117,849

 

 

 

 

Health - assessment of prisoners in UK

£714,000

 

 

 

 

Customs - Custody Portacabin

£91,299

£26,491

 

 

 

Law Officers Department - law revision

£500,000

 

 

 

 

Home Affairs - Jersey Asset Recovery Task Force

£5,000

 

 

 

 

Home affairs - prevention and detection of crime

£21,744

 

 

 

 

Health - Parent's guide to drugs booklet

£10,000

 

 

 

 

Health - opiate substitution programme

£120,000

 

 

 

 

Health - needle bin disposal programme

£700

 

 

 

 

Police - CCTV

 

 

£118,939

 

 

Freedom for Life/Home Affairs

 

£215,000

 

 

 

Home Affairs - CCTV equipment

 

 

 

£40,061

 

Home Affairs - Phase 6 Prison Masterplan

 

 

 

 

£6,500,000

TOTAL

£16,985,754 £241,491 £118,939 £40,061 £6,500,000