Research on bulk cash smuggling across the UK with focus on the seizure powers of law enforcement
Dear Dorset Police,
Under the provisions of The Freedom of Information Act 2000 please disclose;
1. List of amounts of undeclared cash seized in the period March 2016- April 2018. For each seizure indicate the date and amount.
2. List of all seizures between 01 January 2018 – 31 March 2018. For each seizure indicate;
a) Date
b) Amount
c) Type as specified in POCA 2002 section 289 (6)
d) Grounds stated by the officer for suspecting that the cash is either recoverable or intended for use in unlawful conduct
e) If the money was returned to the owner or forfeited and the reason for the forfeiture.
Yours faithfully,
Elizabeth M.N
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Dear Elizabeth M.N,
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request received
19/07/2019:
1. List of amounts of undeclared cash seized in the period March 2016-
April 2018. For each seizure indicate the date and amount.
2. List of all seizures between 01 January 2018 – 31 March 2018. For each
seizure indicate;
a) Date
b) Amount
c) Type as specified in POCA 2002 section 289 (6)
d) Grounds stated by the officer for suspecting that the cash is either
recoverable or intended for use in unlawful conduct
e) If the money was returned to the owner or forfeited and the reason for
the forfeiture.
In order to proceed with your request, we ask that you provide your
surname so as to comply with Section 8 (1) (b) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered. As
defined under the Act in 20 working days from this date you will receive
the information, subject to the provisions of that Act. However, if the
requested information has not been received by 02/08/2019 I will assume
you will no longer wish to proceed with this request and it will be
treated as withdrawn and subsequently closed.
Yours sincerely
Clare Morgan
Alliance Freedom of Information Office
Dorset Police Headquarters, Winfrith
Tel: 01392 226220
Email : [1][Dorset Police request email]
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Dear Ms Njatha,
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request received
19/07/2019:
1.List of amounts of undeclared cash seized in the period March 2016-
April 2018. For each seizure indicate the date and amount.
2.List of all seizures between 01 January 2018 – 31 March 2018. For each
seizure indicate;
a) Date
b) Amount
c) Type as specified in POCA 2002 section 289 (6)
d) Grounds stated by the officer for suspecting that the cash is either
recoverable or intended for use in unlawful conduct
e) If the money was returned to the owner or forfeited and the reason for
the forfeiture.
Having contacted the department responsible for providing this
information, they have the following queries:-
1. Are we talking about undeclared cash brought into or taken out of the
country at the ports. i.e amounts over €10,000 ( I think that’s the
figure) have to be declared.
2. Does part two relate only to seizures of undeclared cash and not any
cash seizure.
After receiving your reply, your request will then be considered. As
defined under the Act in 20 working days from this date you will receive
the information, subject to the provisions of that Act. However, if the
requested information has not been received by 06/08/2019 I will assume
you will no longer wish to proceed with this request and it will be
treated as withdrawn and subsequently closed.
Yours sincerely
Clare Morgan
Alliance Freedom of Information Office
Dorset Police Headquarters, Winfrith
Tel: 01392 226220
Email: [1][Dorset Police request email]
Alliance Information Management Department
Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police
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Dear Requester
Please find attached the response to your above numbered Freedom of
Information Request.
Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Chris Fitzgerald
Alliance Freedom of Information Officer
Devon & Cornwall Police Headquarters, Middlemoor
Tel: 01392 226220 (Mon-Fri)
Email: [1][email address] or
[2][email address]
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Dear Chris Fitzgerald,
Thank you very much for your response.
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth M.N
Thank you for your email submitted to the Freedom of Information (FOI)
Team for Dorset Police and Devon & Cornwall Police.
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shortages which, in some cases, is impacting on our ability to comply with
the 20 working day statutory deadline. Please be assured that we are
working on all current and outstanding requests and will get a response to
you as soon as possible. Please bear in mind that when we receive
enquiries regarding late requests, responding to these enquiries can cause
further delay and can hinder the Team from restoring compliance with the
statutory timeframe.
Thank you in advance for your patience whilst we work through this
challenging period.
E-mail should not be regarded as a secure means of communication, we take
all reasonable steps to ensure that e-mails are protected from malware,
but cannot accept liability for any loss or damage, howsoever arising, as
a result of their transmission to the recipients' computer or network.
*************************************************************************
For more information, or to contact us, please visit us at
[1]www.devon-cornwall.police.uk or [2]www.dorset.police.uk or e-mail
[3][email address] or [4][email address]
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