Other provisions in Part 1 Enabling the use of POCA powers for confiscation order "re-visits"
Confiscation orders are made to recover the financial benefit that a criminal obtained from their crimes. They are capped at an amount equivalent to the value of the assets available to the Defendant at the time the order is made. This is to ensure that orders are not made in unrealistic amounts that exceed the sum which is actually recoverable from the offender. However, POCA also contains a provision to enable investigators to "re-visit" any confiscation order that has been paid off but was made for an amount lower than the total criminal benefit figure. This means that, if a criminal pays off an order but goes on to make more money in the future, the court can consider whether it would be proportionate to recover more money or property.
	At present, the financial investigation powers in POCA – for example, powers to monitor bank accounts, search property, or require the production of evidence – are not available for investigations linked to re-visits. The Act extends these powers to ensure they are available for re-visits.
	The Act also allows for revisits on confiscation orders where additional evidence emerges after the order has been discharged. This allows for orders to be increased if evidence satisfies the court that either the defendant’s benefit from their crime or amount available to pay an order is more than was identified at the time the confiscation order was made.