Crime and Policing

Most victims of fraud are not receiving the level of service they deserve, a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has confirmed.

https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/news/news-feed/time-for-police-to-choose-how-to-tackle-fraud/

Fraudsters steal hundreds of thousands of pounds posing as NCA officers

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into London Capital and Finance, which funds the primary backer of Independent Oil and Gas (IOG).

https://www.energyvoice.com/other-news/195095/serious-fraud-office-opens-investigation-into-iog-backer/?utm_source=twitter

A House of Lords Committee today criticised the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for the slow pace of bribery investigations.

http://www.cityam.com/274638/house-lords-committee-slams-fraud-office-slow-pace-bribery

Interview with Lisa Osofsky, director of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, and recipient of the 2019 Cressey Award

https://www.fraud-magazine.com/cover-article.aspx?id=4295004897&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpVMlpqVTBORGhoWVRaayIsInQiOiJjbytQbXVxemJZSUlGN1h2T2tmNW80aTlRdUdVeDhaZHljcU9ZMzR4b01lWnFRWlZESXdXUlE2WmRteFA1QlRDUllxeUNcL1YxcjdHUDE0Z1wvYlo1TnFYN0puSzkxKzFnUzZlXC9cLzlRSk5MOWkrakN0YitRd2NSTmp4M1o1QVZyZjhIekNjY1wvTU1yODB6N0hBUmdcL3laR2c9PSJ9#.XIAwGIwcDPM.twitter#.XIAwGIwcDPM.twitter

Since 2012, the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has seized a total £2.6m in criminal assets.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2019/02/27/joining-forces-to-fight-fraud/

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Monday it had appointed Sara Lawson as its new general counsel, part of an organisational overhaul by the agency’s new director Lisa Osofsky.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/britain-sfo-general-counsel/british-fraud-office-appoints-sara-lawson-general-counsel-idUKL5N20K2ZU

Today, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office announced the closure of the Rolls-Royce and GlaxoSmithKline cases.

FAMILIES across the West Midlands will have to fork out an extra £24 a year to keep the thin blue line from breaking.

Police say technology is helping to prevent and detect crime by identifying wanted criminals, but privacy groups have voiced their opposition

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252456900/Live-facial-recognition-technoloy-has-been-deployed-for-the-ninth-time-by-Metropolitan-Police