http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/29/section/15BProceeds of Crime Act 2002An Act to establish the Assets Recovery Agency and make provision about the appointment of its Director and his functions (including Revenue functions), to provide for confiscation orders in relation to persons who benefit from criminal conduct and for restraint orders to prohibit dealing with property, to allow the recovery of property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or which is intended to be used in unlawful conduct, to make provision about money laundering, to make provision about investigations relating to benefit from criminal conduct or to property which is or represents property obtained through unlawful conduct or to money laundering, to make provision to give effect to overseas requests and orders made where property is found or believed to be obtained through criminal conduct, and for connected purposes.2002-08-12texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-06Expert Participation2026-06-30 Part 2Confiscation: England and WalesProcedural matters<Addition ChangeId="key-1f3a012acf6f29d4e88a036d6cd2e701-1783333444292" CommentaryRef="key-1f3a012acf6f29d4e88a036d6cd2e701">Early resolution meeting</Addition>15B1This section applies where—athe Crown Court is proceeding under section 6, andbthe court directs that an early resolution of confiscation meeting (an “EROC meeting”) is to be held.2Before the court proceeds as mentioned in subsection (4) of section 6 (making of order) the prosecutor and the defendant (or the defendant’s legal representative) must attend an EROC meeting.3An EROC meeting is a meeting held with a view to the prosecutor and defendant—areaching agreement on the question whether a confiscation order is required to be made against the defendant and, if so, on the amount required to be paid by the defendant under the confiscation order, orbin a case where agreement as mentioned in paragraph (a) is not reached, identifying the questions to be decided by the court in proceeding under section 6 on which they disagree.4A direction under subsection (1)(b)—amay be given by the court on application by the prosecutor or of its own motion;bmay require or permit the attendance at an EROC meeting of—iany person who it appears to the court holds, or may hold, an interest in key property;iian accredited financial investigator;iiiany other person that the court considers appropriate.5A direction under subsection (1)(b) may be varied or revoked by the court on application by the prosecutor or of its own motion.6Key property is property held by the defendant that the court believes will need to be realised or otherwise used to satisfy any confiscation order that may be made.Pt. 2 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 9(5) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), regs. 1(b), 15(5)Pt. 2: power to amend conferred (1.7.2005) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 97(3), 178(8); S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(a)Pt. 2: power to modify conferred (20.3.2015) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 47, 61(2); S.I. 2015/813, art. 2(b)Pt. 2 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 8(5) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.6.2015) by The Restraint Orders (Legal Aid Exception and Relevant Legal Aid Payments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/868), regs. 1, 5 (with reg. 4)Pt. 2 applied by Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11), Sch. 8 paras. 8(5A), 34(3A) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 39(2)(5); S.S.I. 2003/210, art. 2(1)(b)(2), sch. (with art. 7); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.) Pt. 2 applied by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), ss. 56(5B), 58(8B) (as substituted (24.3.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 11 para. 14(2)(3); S.I. 2003/333, art. 2, Sch.)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (3.12.2014) by The Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3141), regs. 1(b), 10(5)Pt. 2 applied (12.2.2019 for specified purposes, 13.8.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(1)(g), Sch. 3 para. 33(5) (with s. 25(9)); S.I. 2020/792, reg. 2(g)Pt. 2 applied (20.12.2023) by National Security Act 2023 (c. 32), s. 100(1), Sch. 6 para. 42(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)Ss. 15B, 15C inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 21 para. 15(3); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z12)