Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Introduction
Training Provider:
The Law Society
This invaluable course helps compliance staff to understand how the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 applies in practice to the legal profession. It aims to improve understanding of important aspects including:
• What is criminal property
• The mental elements for offences under the Act
• The elements of the principal money laundering offences and the defences
• The elements of the failure to disclose offences and the defences
• How to assess a potential money laundering situation
• When privilege applies to a potential money laundering situation
• How to make a disclosure to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
• How to manage client expectations once a disclosure has made and avoid tipping off
The content for this course has been written by Emma Oettinger, the Law Society’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy Officer.
Course Format
Designed for the individual this online course worth 3 hours’ CPD comprises:
• An interactive presentation to help you learn the content of the course
• Scenarios to show how the content applies in real situations, with questions to test your comprehension and understanding
• A final online assessment consisting of 10 questions; in order to pass the assessment you must achieve a mark of 80%. Your answers will be marked online as soon as you submit them.
This course will automatically be added to your personal 'Record' area once your online payment is complete ready for you to access.
You can revisit any element of the course as often as you like within the 90 days you have to complete the course.
• What is criminal property
• The mental elements for offences under the Act
• The elements of the principal money laundering offences and the defences
• The elements of the failure to disclose offences and the defences
• How to assess a potential money laundering situation
• When privilege applies to a potential money laundering situation
• How to make a disclosure to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
• How to manage client expectations once a disclosure has made and avoid tipping off
The content for this course has been written by Emma Oettinger, the Law Society’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy Officer.
Course Format
Designed for the individual this online course worth 3 hours’ CPD comprises:
• An interactive presentation to help you learn the content of the course
• Scenarios to show how the content applies in real situations, with questions to test your comprehension and understanding
• A final online assessment consisting of 10 questions; in order to pass the assessment you must achieve a mark of 80%. Your answers will be marked online as soon as you submit them.
This course will automatically be added to your personal 'Record' area once your online payment is complete ready for you to access.
You can revisit any element of the course as often as you like within the 90 days you have to complete the course.
