Currently five Regional Asset Recovery Teams have been established in England & Wales. The teams are formed from officers and staff seconded from various police forces, HM Revenue & Customs, Asset Recovery Agency, CPS and Serious Organised Crime Agency.

The RARTs have been set up to maximise asset recovery. To assist in this task, the RART fully utilise legislation such as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Included within this Act of Parliament are such powers as seizure of cash were its origins or use is suspected as being connected to crime, confiscation, and prosecuting those involved in money laundering. The RARTs are focused on taking the life-blood - the money out of crime.. The West Midlands RART was first established as a pilot scheme in April 2003, where they began the ethos of calling upon the specialism of the various law enforcement agencies to tackle the vast amount of money being generated from organised and serious crime. This initiative has now been launched in five of the nine Association of Chief Police Officers regions. Currently the following RART are in existence:

West Midlands RART

North West RART

North East RART

London RART

Wales RART