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Hundreds of properties could be seized in UK corruption crackdown

Hundreds of British properties suspected of belonging to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under tough new laws designed to tackle London’s reputation as a haven for dirty money. Huge amounts of corrupt wealth are laundered through the capital’s banks. Much of it ends up in real estate, and in other assets such as luxury cars, art and jewelry.

The criminal finances bill is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals. It will introduce the concept of “unexplained wealth orders”. The Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies will be able to apply to the high court for an order forcing the owner of an asset to explain how they obtained the funds to purchase it. The orders will apply to property and other assets worth more than £100,000. If the owner fails to demonstrate that a home or piece of jewelry was acquired using legal sources of income, agencies will be able to seize it.

The law targets not just criminals, but politicians and public officials, known as “politically exposed persons”. “There are some hundreds of properties in the UK strongly suspected to have been acquired with the proceeds of corruption,” said the campaign group Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. “This will provide low-hanging fruit for immediate action by law enforcement agencies, if those agencies are properly resourced.”

Unexplained wealth orders will also help expose the owners of properties. Most owners of these companies hide behind anonymous trusts, or nominee directors and shareholders. In a single 50-storey apartment complex in London a quarter of the flats are held through offshore companies. Those targeted will not need to be resident in the UK. As long as their assets are in the UK, an order can be enforced. The law will apply to property acquired before it is introduced.

The bill also contains stronger seizure and forfeiture powers designed to make it easier for police and investigators to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets such as jewelry and art, which are harder to seize under current laws.

“We will not stand by and watch criminals use the UK to launder their dirty money or fund terrorism,” said the security minister. “This legislation will ensure the UK is taking a world-leading role in cracking down on corruption and send a clear message to criminals - we will take your liberty and your money.”

Campaigners say that for the new law to be effective, agencies must be given the financial and political support to take powerful and wealthy individuals to court. The UK has a responsibility to ensure that any stolen wealth flowing into the country is stopped, frozen, and ultimately returned to the people from whom it was stolen,” said the director of Transparency International.

(Adapted from: https://www. thenews. com. pk/print/ 1 5 7 099-H undreds-of-propertieS-co uld-be-seized-in- UK-corruption-crackdownsrc =ilaw)

The following agencies in the UK are responsible for implementing the criminal finances legislation EXCEPT:

Hundreds of properties could be seized in UK corruption crackdown

Hundreds of British properties suspected of belonging to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under tough new laws designed to tackle London’s reputation as a haven for dirty money. Huge amounts of corrupt wealth are laundered through the capital’s banks. Much of it ends up in real estate, and in other assets such as luxury cars, art and jewelry.

The criminal finances bill is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals. It will introduce the concept of “unexplained wealth orders”. The Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies will be able to apply to the high court for an order forcing the owner of an asset to explain how they obtained the funds to purchase it. The orders will apply to property and other assets worth more than £100,000. If the owner fails to demonstrate that a home or piece of jewelry was acquired using legal sources of income, agencies will be able to seize it.

The law targets not just criminals, but politicians and public officials, known as “politically exposed persons”. “There are some hundreds of properties in the UK strongly suspected to have been acquired with the proceeds of corruption,” said the campaign group Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. “This will provide low-hanging fruit for immediate action by law enforcement agencies, if those agencies are properly resourced.”

Unexplained wealth orders will also help expose the owners of properties. Most owners of these companies hide behind anonymous trusts, or nominee directors and shareholders. In a single 50-storey apartment complex in London a quarter of the flats are held through offshore companies. Those targeted will not need to be resident in the UK. As long as their assets are in the UK, an order can be enforced. The law will apply to property acquired before it is introduced.

The bill also contains stronger seizure and forfeiture powers designed to make it easier for police and investigators to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets such as jewelry and art, which are harder to seize under current laws.

“We will not stand by and watch criminals use the UK to launder their dirty money or fund terrorism,” said the security minister. “This legislation will ensure the UK is taking a world-leading role in cracking down on corruption and send a clear message to criminals - we will take your liberty and your money.”

Campaigners say that for the new law to be effective, agencies must be given the financial and political support to take powerful and wealthy individuals to court. The UK has a responsibility to ensure that any stolen wealth flowing into the country is stopped, frozen, and ultimately returned to the people from whom it was stolen,” said the director of Transparency International.

(Adapted from: https://www. thenews. com. pk/print/ 1 5 7 099-H undreds-of-propertieS-co uld-be-seized-in- UK-corruption-crackdownsrc =ilaw)

According to the text what do “unexplained wealth orders” mean?

Hundreds of properties could be seized in UK corruption crackdown

Hundreds of British properties suspected of belonging to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under tough new laws designed to tackle London’s reputation as a haven for dirty money. Huge amounts of corrupt wealth are laundered through the capital’s banks. Much of it ends up in real estate, and in other assets such as luxury cars, art and jewelry.

The criminal finances bill is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals. It will introduce the concept of “unexplained wealth orders”. The Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies will be able to apply to the high court for an order forcing the owner of an asset to explain how they obtained the funds to purchase it. The orders will apply to property and other assets worth more than £100,000. If the owner fails to demonstrate that a home or piece of jewelry was acquired using legal sources of income, agencies will be able to seize it.

The law targets not just criminals, but politicians and public officials, known as “politically exposed persons”. “There are some hundreds of properties in the UK strongly suspected to have been acquired with the proceeds of corruption,” said the campaign group Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. “This will provide low-hanging fruit for immediate action by law enforcement agencies, if those agencies are properly resourced.”

Unexplained wealth orders will also help expose the owners of properties. Most owners of these companies hide behind anonymous trusts, or nominee directors and shareholders. In a single 50-storey apartment complex in London a quarter of the flats are held through offshore companies. Those targeted will not need to be resident in the UK. As long as their assets are in the UK, an order can be enforced. The law will apply to property acquired before it is introduced.

The bill also contains stronger seizure and forfeiture powers designed to make it easier for police and investigators to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets such as jewelry and art, which are harder to seize under current laws.

“We will not stand by and watch criminals use the UK to launder their dirty money or fund terrorism,” said the security minister. “This legislation will ensure the UK is taking a world-leading role in cracking down on corruption and send a clear message to criminals - we will take your liberty and your money.”

Campaigners say that for the new law to be effective, agencies must be given the financial and political support to take powerful and wealthy individuals to court. The UK has a responsibility to ensure that any stolen wealth flowing into the country is stopped, frozen, and ultimately returned to the people from whom it was stolen,” said the director of Transparency International.

(Adapted from: https://www. thenews. com. pk/print/ 1 5 7 099-H undreds-of-propertieS-co uld-be-seized-in- UK-corruption-crackdownsrc =ilaw)

How could the UK benefit from passing the new law?

Hundreds of properties could be seized in UK corruption crackdown

Hundreds of British properties suspected of belonging to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under tough new laws designed to tackle London’s reputation as a haven for dirty money. Huge amounts of corrupt wealth are laundered through the capital’s banks. Much of it ends up in real estate, and in other assets such as luxury cars, art and jewelry.

The criminal finances bill is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals. It will introduce the concept of “unexplained wealth orders”. The Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies will be able to apply to the high court for an order forcing the owner of an asset to explain how they obtained the funds to purchase it. The orders will apply to property and other assets worth more than £100,000. If the owner fails to demonstrate that a home or piece of jewelry was acquired using legal sources of income, agencies will be able to seize it.

The law targets not just criminals, but politicians and public officials, known as “politically exposed persons”. “There are some hundreds of properties in the UK strongly suspected to have been acquired with the proceeds of corruption,” said the campaign group Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. “This will provide low-hanging fruit for immediate action by law enforcement agencies, if those agencies are properly resourced.”

Unexplained wealth orders will also help expose the owners of properties. Most owners of these companies hide behind anonymous trusts, or nominee directors and shareholders. In a single 50-storey apartment complex in London a quarter of the flats are held through offshore companies. Those targeted will not need to be resident in the UK. As long as their assets are in the UK, an order can be enforced. The law will apply to property acquired before it is introduced.

The bill also contains stronger seizure and forfeiture powers designed to make it easier for police and investigators to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets such as jewelry and art, which are harder to seize under current laws.

“We will not stand by and watch criminals use the UK to launder their dirty money or fund terrorism,” said the security minister. “This legislation will ensure the UK is taking a world-leading role in cracking down on corruption and send a clear message to criminals - we will take your liberty and your money.”

Campaigners say that for the new law to be effective, agencies must be given the financial and political support to take powerful and wealthy individuals to court. The UK has a responsibility to ensure that any stolen wealth flowing into the country is stopped, frozen, and ultimately returned to the people from whom it was stolen,” said the director of Transparency International.

(Adapted from: https://www. thenews. com. pk/print/ 1 5 7 099-H undreds-of-propertieS-co uld-be-seized-in- UK-corruption-crackdownsrc =ilaw)

What changes would be expected after passing the criminal finances bill?

Hundreds of properties could be seized in UK corruption crackdown

Hundreds of British properties suspected of belonging to corrupt politicians, tax evaders and criminals could be seized by enforcement agencies under tough new laws designed to tackle London’s reputation as a haven for dirty money. Huge amounts of corrupt wealth are laundered through the capital’s banks. Much of it ends up in real estate, and in other assets such as luxury cars, art and jewelry.

The criminal finances bill is designed to close a loophole which has left the authorities powerless to seize property from overseas criminals. It will introduce the concept of “unexplained wealth orders”. The Serious Fraud Office, HM Revenue and Customs and other agencies will be able to apply to the high court for an order forcing the owner of an asset to explain how they obtained the funds to purchase it. The orders will apply to property and other assets worth more than £100,000. If the owner fails to demonstrate that a home or piece of jewelry was acquired using legal sources of income, agencies will be able to seize it.

The law targets not just criminals, but politicians and public officials, known as “politically exposed persons”. “There are some hundreds of properties in the UK strongly suspected to have been acquired with the proceeds of corruption,” said the campaign group Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. “This will provide low-hanging fruit for immediate action by law enforcement agencies, if those agencies are properly resourced.”

Unexplained wealth orders will also help expose the owners of properties. Most owners of these companies hide behind anonymous trusts, or nominee directors and shareholders. In a single 50-storey apartment complex in London a quarter of the flats are held through offshore companies. Those targeted will not need to be resident in the UK. As long as their assets are in the UK, an order can be enforced. The law will apply to property acquired before it is introduced.

The bill also contains stronger seizure and forfeiture powers designed to make it easier for police and investigators to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets such as jewelry and art, which are harder to seize under current laws.

“We will not stand by and watch criminals use the UK to launder their dirty money or fund terrorism,” said the security minister. “This legislation will ensure the UK is taking a world-leading role in cracking down on corruption and send a clear message to criminals - we will take your liberty and your money.”

Campaigners say that for the new law to be effective, agencies must be given the financial and political support to take powerful and wealthy individuals to court. The UK has a responsibility to ensure that any stolen wealth flowing into the country is stopped, frozen, and ultimately returned to the people from whom it was stolen,” said the director of Transparency International.

(Adapted from: https://www. thenews. com. pk/print/ 1 5 7 099-H undreds-of-propertieS-co uld-be-seized-in- UK-corruption-crackdownsrc =ilaw)

Why does London have a reputation of a haven for dirty money?

The cause of crime

______

We need to be tough not on the criminal, but on the cause of the crime. We should spend less of the taxpayer’s money funding the judges and lawyers and other people who work for the legal system, and put the money instead into supporting impoverished areas which are the breeding grounds for crime. We consider that everybody needs a good chance in life. This is a good step forward for the next generation.

The cause of crime

 ______

What can we do to the criminal to make sure he doesn’t commit another crime? There are alternatives to prison such as community service in which he will provide some assistance to those around him. Or he can pay a large fine. Alternatively, we could establish a more severe system of punishment, including corporal one and capital punishment, but we like to consider ourselves humane and the idea of beating or executing someone is revolting to us.

The cause of crime

______

Evidently, let’s face it. The reality is usually very different. The prisoner may be released on parole, before the end of his sentence. He will try to re-enter society. But then he often becomes a victim himself, unable to find work and rejected by society. It isn’t long before he’s back in jail again.

The cause of crime

______

Nevertheless, what happens next? We all hope that the prisoner will benefit from society’s compensation, that a spell in prison will rehab him, he will change for better and become like us. We hope that when he is eventually released and let loose on the streets, he will be a good character, the threat of another spell in prison being a suitable deterrent which will stop him from breaking the law again.

The cause of crime

______

Are you concerned that people worry about crime? They do. Every day we read it in the papers. A severe crime has been committed, the police have arrested someone, he has appeared in court and has appealed to his innocence but has been found guilty of his crime. We are all very eased in mind that the criminal is being punished for his misdeeds and innocent citizens can sleep safely and peacefully at night.

Acid Attack in Pagnell Street, London, Leads
to Three Being Taken to Hospital

Acid was squirted into a van and two people (33) ______ with a hammer after their car was stopped during a robbery in London.

This (34) ______ incident comes after Metropolitan Police statistics show there (35) ______ a sharp rise in acid attacks in the capital, with 1,800 being reported since 2010.

Officers were called to Pagnell Street, in Deptford, on Wednesday (36) ______ after 2pm after the gang pulled in front of their victims, (37) ______ them to stop.

Three people were in the (38) ______ car when a number of suspects squirted a “noxious liquid” into the vehicle.

Police said a bag was also stolen from one of the victims, (39) ______ the assailants made off in the suspect car.

Two men aged 60 and 56 and a (40) ______ woman were taken to hospital for treatment (41) ______ minor injuries, police said.

In 2016, the dangerous substance was used in 454 crimes, compared to 261 the previous year

There have been no arrests made and detectives from Lewisham CID (42) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www. hujfingtonpost. co. uk/entry/acid-attack-pagnelI-street-london-three-being-taken-to-hospital_uk_5 91 5 665136417003 1 e 73 7cbo5 5 ?utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Acid Attack in Pagnell Street, London, Leads
to Three Being Taken to Hospital

Acid was squirted into a van and two people (33) ______ with a hammer after their car was stopped during a robbery in London.

This (34) ______ incident comes after Metropolitan Police statistics show there (35) ______ a sharp rise in acid attacks in the capital, with 1,800 being reported since 2010.

Officers were called to Pagnell Street, in Deptford, on Wednesday (36) ______ after 2pm after the gang pulled in front of their victims, (37) ______ them to stop.

Three people were in the (38) ______ car when a number of suspects squirted a “noxious liquid” into the vehicle.

Police said a bag was also stolen from one of the victims, (39) ______ the assailants made off in the suspect car.

Two men aged 60 and 56 and a (40) ______ woman were taken (41)______ hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

In 2016, the dangerous substance was used in 454 crimes, compared to 261 the previous year

There have been no arrests made and detectives from Lewisham CID (42) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www. hujfingtonpost. co. uk/entry/acid-attack-pagnelI-street-london-three-being-taken-to-hospital_uk_5 91 5 665136417003 1 e 73 7cbo5 5 ?utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)

Acid Attack in Pagnell Street, London, Leads
to Three Being Taken to Hospital

Acid was squirted into a van and two people (33) ______ with a hammer after their car was stopped during a robbery in London.

This (34) ______ incident comes after Metropolitan Police statistics show there (35) ______ a sharp rise in acid attacks in the capital, with 1,800 being reported since 2010.

Officers were called to Pagnell Street, in Deptford, on Wednesday (36) ______ after 2pm after the gang pulled in front of their victims, (37) ______ them to stop.

Three people were in the (38) ______ car when a number of suspects squirted a “noxious liquid” into the vehicle.

Police said a bag was also stolen from one of the victims, (39) ______ the assailants made off in the suspect car.

Two men aged 60 and 56 and a (40) ______ woman were taken to hospital for treatment (41) ______ minor injuries, police said.

In 2016, the dangerous substance was used in 454 crimes, compared to 261 the previous year

There have been no arrests made and detectives from Lewisham CID (42) ______.

(Adapted from: http://www. hujfingtonpost. co. uk/entry/acid-attack-pagnelI-street-london-three-being-taken-to-hospital_uk_5 91 5 665136417003 1 e 73 7cbo5 5 ?utm_hp_ref= uk-crime)