Part 1: Proceeds of crime Extension of powers Section 17: Serious Fraud Office
Section 17 introduces Schedule 1, which makes a series of technical amendments to a number of provisions in POCA, in order to allow SFO officers to directly access the asset preservation powers under Part 2 and 4 of POCA, the civil recovery powers under Part 5 and the investigation powers in Part 8.
	Schedule 1 contains the consequential amendments to POCA.
	The inclusion of SFO staff in the "appropriate officer", "senior officer" and "senior appropriate officer" definitions under various provisions grant them direct access to asset preservation powers in confiscation proceedings, recovery of cash and investigatory powers.