Crime and Policing

  • 30 Sep 2018 10:57 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is increasingly using its powers to demand information from large businesses without the need to ask for court approval, new data has shown.


    https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/sfo-demand-information-without-court-approval/

  • 30 Sep 2018 10:56 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The man tipped for the top job at the Serious Fraud Office before former FBI lawyer Lisa Osofsky won the post will leave the regulator for private practice next year.


    http://www.cityam.com/263551/serious-fraud-office-general-counsel-leaves-regulator

  • 24 Sep 2018 9:36 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is increasingly demanding information for investigations from big businesses without going through the courts for approval, says Pinsent Masons, the international law firm.

    https://londonlovesbusiness.com/sfo-increasingly-demanding-more-information-for-fraud-investigations-into-big-businesses-without-going-through-the-courts/

  • 24 Sep 2018 9:35 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Ongoing delays to the Emergency Services Network roll-out are costing the UK taxpayer £330m a year, according to the National Audit Office

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252448746/ESN-delays-are-leaching-vital-funds-from-UK-police-forces

  • 24 Sep 2018 9:34 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Hampshire police and crime commissioner Michael Lane has launched a ’Scamnesty’ campaign to encourage people to report scams and to provide advice to help people avoid becoming victims of fraud.


    http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=130788


  • 24 Sep 2018 9:34 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The future of the PCC has been hotly debated in recent months

    https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/pcc-says-theres-near-zero-15162928

  • 17 Sep 2018 10:22 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The former head of the SFO David Green to join prestigious London law firm Slaughter and May as a full-time consultant

    https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-slaughterandmay-moves/britains-former-anti-fraud-chief-joins-top-london-law-firm-idUKKCN1LR23Y

  • 17 Sep 2018 10:22 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The NAO report comes as Home Secretary Sajid Javid prepares for a speech to police superintendents in which he will say the police must be equipped for a changing landscape.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45477960#

  • 10 Sep 2018 10:01 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Lisa Osofsky gave a keynote address to the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime 2018 within her first week as the new Director of the Serious Fraud Office.

    https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/09/03/lisa-osofsky-making-the-uk-a-high-risk-country-for-fraud-bribery-and-corruption/


  • 10 Sep 2018 10:01 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The new head of Britain’s white-collar crime agency pledged on Monday to keep it independent, but work more closely with international enforcement watchdogs and the private sector to stop fraud, drawing on her experience with the FBI.

    https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-fraud-sfo/new-uk-white-collar-crime-boss-pledges-to-keep-agency-independent-idUKKCN1LJ1S1

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