UK Court of Appeal clarifies key proceeds of crime points in decision that police misapplied law

The Court of Appeal, on 27 June [2024], ruled that the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) had misconstrued the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) when it decided, entirely within its discretion, not to open a criminal investigation into money laundering in connection with the importation of cotton goods from Xinjiang, China, which the World Uyghur Congress claimed were made by forced labour.

The Court of Appeal, on 27 June [2024], ruled [1] that the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) had misconstrued the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) when it decided, entirely within its discretion, not to open a criminal investigation into money laundering in connection with the importation of cotton goods from Xinjiang, China, which the World Uyghur Congress claimed were made by forced labour.