'Crime doesn't pay' says MP, as local constabulary nets £67K from proceeds of crime
A new law giving front-line policing a share of any criminal assets they recover has won praise from Barbara Follett MP, as latest figures revealed that Hertfordshire police netted a cash boost of over £67,000.
Mrs Follett who supported the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 as it passed through the House of Commons a couple of years ago, said "This law sends a clear message to criminals that crime doesn't pay. Criminals will now be aware that the days of stashing their ill-got-gains for life after prison are coming to a close."
Across Britain, a record £84 million has been recovered during the last year, the Home Office announced recently. And in a boost to funding, police forces across the country are for the first time to receive a £13 million share of the recovered money, including £67,117 for Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Ms Follett added "The new law encourages the police to recover criminal assets and clamp down on long-term criminal profiteering, because the more they recover, the more they will get back for local front-line policing across Hertfordshire."
Barbara Follett MP, local resident Ann Ward and Special Constable Tom Trudgill.
Issued: 20.06.05
Further information
Please contact Faye Bunch via the 'Contact' page, or by fax on 020 7219 1158.
<< Back to press release index
