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<p>The table below provides the number of restraint orders obtained in England and
<br>Wales in each of the last seven years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="7"><p>Number of Restraint Orders in England & Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,497</p></td><td><p>1,796</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>1,856</p></td><td><p>1,593</p></td><td><p>1,466</p></td><td><p>1,417</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As shown in the table below, more assets have
been recovered since 2010 than <br>previously, although prosecutors now face greater
difficulties in obtaining <br>restraint orders following the impact of the Court of
Appeal decision in <br>Windsor & Ors v Crown Prosecution Service [2011] EWCA Crim
143.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Value of assets
recovered in England & Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£148.86m</p></td><td><p>£159.90m</p></td><td><p>£170.53m</p></td><td><p>£177.40m</p></td><td><p>£193.86m</p></td><td><p>£182.44m</p></td><td><p>£188.97m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken steps to address this by bringing
forward provisions <br>in the Serious Crime Bill, which is currently before Parliament,
to lower the <br>legal test for restraint to make it easier to obtain restraint orders
earlier in <br>investigations. We are also working with operational partners to ensure
that <br>the use of restraint orders is considered at the outset of all appropriate
investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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