Law and the Justice System

The aim of the government’s £1bn court modernisation programme is to cut annual spending on the courts by £250m every year from 2022, with thousands of jobs to go, it has emerged.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/court-modernisation-project-aims-to-cut-annual-spending-by-250m-and-staff-by-40

Prisoner-on-prisoner assaults up 11% and assaults on staff up 23% in 2017, MoJ figures show

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/26/prison-violence-in-england-and-wales-hits-record-levels?CMP=share_btn_tw

The Cabinet Office has awarded the contract for data matching in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) to incumbent service provider Synectics Solutions.

http://www.ukauthority.com/data4good/entry/8137/synectics-retains-national-fraud-initiative-role

More and more complex digital data is being used in court cases. But the growing pile of digital evidence is straining the resources of investigators

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-police-courts-data-justice-trials-digital-evidence-rape-cases-cps

Northern Ireland’s Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) has secured its first civil recovery order.

http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=32016

The average length of custodial sentences for tax fraud has increased by 25 per cent to just over four years, as the government clamps down on tax evasion.

http://www.cityam.com/283573/average-prison-sentence-tax-fraud-rises-four-years

Home Secretary Amber Rudd announces a multi-million pound commitment to tackle those who use the anonymity of the online space for illegal activities.

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-speech-on-law-enforcement-crackdown-on-dark-web

Scam victims are being targeted multiple times by fraudsters who trade, buy and sell so-called “sucker lists” that include their personal and financial information.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/savings/sucker-list-fraudsters-stole-280000-2017-took-11000-year-later/

Bailiffs who aggressively pursue debts will come under fresh scrutiny through plans announced by ministers to tackle intimidating and inappropriate behaviour.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crackdown-on-rogue-bailiffs

This Treasury Committee inquiry will have two strands: one looking at the anti-money laundering and sanctions regime, and one considering economic crime as it affects consumers.

https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/inquiries1/parliament-2017/economic-crime-17-19/