Financial investigation
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Any investigation into a person or person’s financial matters.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Asset recovery
The process of retrieving assets that are illegally obtained.
Confiscation
The legal process of taking ownership of assets.
Criminal property
Any property that represents the proceeds of crime.
Money laundering
The process of concealing the origin of illegally obtained money.
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)
Legislation providing for the confiscation of assets obtained through criminal acts.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.