Assets Recovery Agency a ‘mess’ warn Britain’s spending watchdogs

THE agency set up in Britain to confiscate criminals’ cash and luxury assets was condemned as a ‘mess’ yesterday.

Assets Recovery Agency a ‘mess’ warn Britain’s spending watchdogs

Government spending watchdogs revealed the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has cost £65 million since it launched four years ago, but has seized only £23m from crooks.

The National Audit Office (NAO) uncovered a host of failures — and disclosed that some police forces have not referred a single case to the ARA.

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