UK criminal assets recovery: fresh thoughts, often sensible

Helena Wood is associate fellow at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United Kingdom, which is an initiative of the Royal United Services Institute (https://rusi.org/). She is currently on maternity leave.

A recent United Kingdom Parliament Home Affairs Committee report makes insightful recommendations and provides welcome pressure to ensure that recovering criminal assets remains a key goal for the government and law enforcement. Still, the report misses some opportunities to push forward this important agenda, says Helena Wood.