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Ian Vickers's avatar

Good to see somebody writing well about this subject. POCA and asset seizure did in fact hit a high and has dwindled. There doesn’t seem to be the stomach for funding the training, capacity building and the time taken to follow the money doesn’t fit the threat harm and risk model. If it doesn’t fit it doesn’t get the resources it deserves.

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Tristram Hicks's avatar

I really liked this reply. I cannot fault the logic of the argument. I would add, I suppose, that the person paying cash to the tradesman generally believes that they are in a conspiracy to split the tax evaded by the tradesman. Refining our knowledge about criminality might have unexpected consequences, but they don’t have to be negative, they might inform a sensible discussion about what our priorities should be. In fact we have just started a sensible conversation based on better information!

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