Crime and Policing

The Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace MP, formally launched an ambitious new partnership to fight economic crime. The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) has begun its work with a clear mission to protect the public, prosperity and the UK’s reputation.

http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/index.php/news-media/nca-news/1501-national-economic-crime-centre-launched

The threat posed by organised crime in the UK is now greater than terrorism, the National Crime Agency has said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46050428

The man was previously jailed for supplying around 150 drivers with fake car insurance after an investigation by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1135/insurance_fraudster_jailed_for_reoffending_weeks_

As Barclays have reported in their Regulatory News Service announcement, the High Court has today ruled against the SFO’s application, seeking to reinstate the charges previously dismissed in the Crown Court.

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/10/26/barclays-plc-and-barclays-bank-plc/

New figures from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could indicate that its increased focus on high profile 'blockbuster' cases may be coming at the expense of action to stop fraud

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/october/sfo-high-profile-investigations-fraud-cases/

Attempts by the Serious Fraud Office to freeze the assets of fraudsters – through Restraint Orders – have halved from eight to four in the past year, says Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.

https://londonlovesbusiness.com/sfo-asset-freezing-orders-halve-in-a-year/

Policing is at risk of becoming "irrelevant" as neighbourhood teams are stripped back and huge numbers of crimes go unsolved

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45970761

Fraud offences are not included in the overall recorded crime figure, however there 11,048 fraud offences referred to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau by Action Fraud in the West Midlands in the year to June 2018.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/crime-rate-west-midlands-15310856

It will cost the equivalent or more than 400 full-time officers

https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/hand-grenade-under-police-force-15298335

The Serious Fraud Office charged Andreas Hauschild with conspiracy to defraud in connection with its investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/10/21/sfo-charges-andreas-hauschild-with-euribor-manipulation/