UK Home Office’s 2024‑25 UWO report shows 5 high-impact orders granted, including the SFO’s first – recovering nearly £24M in illicit assets and reinforcing UWOs as powerful tools against complex FC

The report states that two UWO applications were made to the High Court between May 2023 and May 2024, with one order granted during the period and another awaiting judicial decision, while an additional order from the previous reporting year was also approved. It emphasises that UWOs are designed for complex, high-value cases involving politically exposed persons or individuals linked to serious crime, and notes that authorities often rely on other asset-recovery tools, with £62.9 million recovered through civil recovery orders in 2023–2024…