Editing Assets Recovery Agency (section)

==Powers==
The powers of the ARA were mostly limited to [[England and Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]], although its taxation powers extended to [[Scotland]]. Its main offices were in [[London]], with a second office [[Belfast]].  In Northern Ireland, the Director consulted with the [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].  In [[Scotland]], civil recovery was achieved through the Civil Recovery Unit of the [[Scottish Government]].

The functions of the ARA were categorised into four types:
*Confiscation proceedings;
*Civil recovery proceedings;
*Taxation of income or gains which are suspected of being derived from criminal activities;
*Control and supervision of the training of financial investigators in the UK.