Crime and Policing

The earnings gap between male and female workers in the West Midlands is the highest amongst the UK’s 12 regions, according to PwC’s annual Women in Work Index

https://www.pwc.co.uk/who-we-are/regional-sites/midlands/press-releases/West-Midlands-has-UKs-biggest-gender-pay-gap-PwC-Women-in-Work-Index.html

Camilla de Silva, Joint Head of Bribery and Corruption, speaking at ABC Minds Financial Services conference

https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/03/16/camilla-de-silva-at-abc-minds-financial-services/

UK think tank Parliament Street has lifted the lid on spending by police forces on training staff to deal with cybercrime and recommended greater collaboration in this regard. See the spending by force.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252437168/Think-tank-reports-lifts-lid-on-police-cyber-crime-training

You should use this page to report phishing campaigns where you have NOT lost any money or exposed your personal details

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_phishing

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is in talks to change the way it is funded.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43383606

Police are warning people about a scam where fraudsters impersonate detectives to swindle cash from victims.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-43308882

The need for the UK police force to conduct forensic investigations on computers is nothing new, but a rapid escalation of cybercrime has demanded a different approach

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450429957/Why-UK-police-are-learning-cyber-forensics

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are taking their fight to impose “local oversight” in bringing the criminal justice system to account at a Westminster summit

http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=31589

The NCA has secured two unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) to investigate assets totalling £22m that are believed to ultimately be owned by a politically exposed person (PEP).

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1297-nca-secures-first-unexplained-wealth-orders

Policing faces a “balancing” act on how it resources and prioritises future investigations in the wake of a landmark ruling on investigations into John Worboys.

http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=31567