DRUGS TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL OFFENCES CONFISCATION FUNDS Press Release of the Comptroller
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UNDER STRICTEST EMBARGO UNTIL 0600 ON SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2007 DRUGS TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL OFFENCES CONFISCATION FUNDS The Comptroller & Auditor General, Chris Swinson OBE, has published his latest report, on the Drugs Trafficking Confiscation Fund (DTCF) and the Criminal Offences Confiscation Funds (COCF). Following an invitation by the Public Accounts Committee, the report has looked into the way in which the Funds are managed and administered. The Funds, which are derived from the confiscation of monies relating to drugs trafficking and criminal offences cases, are currently not treated as part of States income and so are not subject to the same checks and controls. The report recommends that, in order for the States to have a clearer understanding of the role the Funds play, in particular within the Home Affairs and Social Services Departments, and also to more fully control its overall expenditure, the monies from both of the Funds should become part of the General Revenue of the States. ENDS For further information, please contact: Tel: +44(0)1534 629800 |
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