Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
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
Reports of suspicious activity relevant to financial investigation.
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
account freezing order
A civil application to freeze an account with intent for forfeiture.
account monitoring order
An order that requires financial institutions to provide current transactional activity.
Account monitoring orders
Orders that provide live intelligence on a suspect’s bank accounts for up to ninety days.
Accredited financial investigator (AFI)
Members of police staff who have attended the same course as FIs and have received accreditation.
confiscation order
Allows the court to assess the defendant’s benefits from criminal conduct.
customer information orders
Orders to determine if an unidentified account exists, used in proceeds of crime investigations.
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.