What is a production order UK?

A Production Order requires a person to provide material in their possession to an appropriate officer or to allow access to the material. A Production Order under POCA is used for money laundering investigations together with confiscation investigations and civil recovery investigations.

What is a production order in court?

Production orders under the Criminal Code are powerful investigative tools used by law enforcement to compel documents from organizations that are not themselves under investigation. A production order is typically obtained ex parte (i.e., without notice) and there may not be any advance warning that it is coming.

What is a production order used for?

The purpose of a production order is to obtain material relating to a known person or business, such as bank statements and correspondence. The order requires the person specified to either hand over the material contained in the order to an officer or to grant the officer access to that material.

How does production order work?

The bill of materials is exploded and the items in the bill of material are transferred to the order. Reservations are generated for bill of material items held in stock. The planned costs for the order are generated. The capacity requirements are generated for the work centers.

How are production orders obtained in the UK?

They compel the holder of documents to hand them over to the police, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), National Crime Agency (NCA), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) or other authority on pain of punishment. In most cases, PO’s are obtained by the police at a without notice hearing from a Crown Court Judge.

When does a judge make a production order?

(1) A judge may, on an application made to him by an appropriate officer, make a production order if he is satisfied that each of the requirements for the making of the order is fulfilled.

How does order to produce prisoner in court work?

Order to Produce Prisoner. To(1) The claimant [defendant] has made application to me, on affidavit, for an order under Section 57 of the County Courts Act 1984, to bring before this court who it is said is detained as a prisoner in your custody, to be examined as a witness on his behalf in the above action.

Can a production order require a person to produce privileged material?

(1) A production order does not require a person to produce, or give access to, privileged material. (2) Privileged material is any material which the person would be entitled to refuse to produce on grounds of legal professional privilege in proceedings in the High Court.