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Bitcoin: Proceeds of Crime

Commons · Question 67525 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for Bitcoin seized from criminal activity.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 17 Jul 2025

The Home Office is responsible for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).POCA equips law enforcement agencies with a range of powers to deprive criminals of their money, or other property connected to criminal activity, and recover the proceeds of crime, ...