Engage an Implementing Partner (IP) to conduct detailed needs assessment on the state of play in Ukraine related to tracings, seizing, confiscating, managing and re-using criminal assets. In particular, the research shall include an overview of the national legal framework; structure of the agencies involved in asset recovery and management; main gaps and needs of national institutions in applying asset recovery provisions and tools in the fight against TOC and corruption.
Conduct a mapping of all national institutions, agencies and other stakeholder involved in the entire asset recovery process (financial investigations, asset seizure, asset confiscation, asset management and re-use) and describe what their role, responsibility and function is the recovery of criminal assets.
Outline the currently legislative framework and its key aspects regulating the asset recovery processes and procedures. This should include the existing strategies and action plans that tackle asset recovery.
Interact with identified stakeholders to conduct a detailed assessment of current main challenges and needs in locating, tracing, and recovering criminal assets located both in the country and abroad.
Provide an overview of the key gaps in the management of frozen, seized and confiscated criminal assets.
Map existing technical assistance provides in Ukraine that focus on asset recovery and provide an overview of the specific aspects of the comprehensive asset recovery process that they cover.
Based on assessed needs and gaps, formulate recommendations for future capacity-building assistance on countering the threats of organized crime and corruption by means of asset recovery in Ukraine.