Schedule 9, Part 1, Chapter 3E, paragraph 303Z52(9)

If the cryptoassets were seized, or the crypto wallet freezing order was applied for, by an accredited financial investigator who was not an officer of Revenue and Customs, a constable, an SFO officer or a National Crime Agency officer, the compensation is to be paid as follows— in the case of an investigator who was— it is to be paid out of the police fund from which the expenses of the police force are met, a member of the civilian staff of a police force (including the metropolitan police force), within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, or a member of staff of the City of London police force, in the case of an investigator who was a member of staff of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, it is to be paid out of money provided by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, in the case of an investigator who was a member of staff of a department of the Government of the United Kingdom, it is to be paid by the Minister of the Crown in charge of the department or by the department, in the case of an investigator who was a member of staff of a Northern Ireland department, it is to be paid by the department, in the case of an investigator who was exercising a function of the Welsh Revenue Authority, it is to be paid by the Welsh Revenue Authority, and in any other case, it is to be paid by the employer of the investigator.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04