Crime and Policing

The Serious Fraud Office has ended its 15-year pursuit of a property tycoon suspected of involvement in a £50 million mortgage fraud.

https://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/news/niall-hearty-of-financial-crime-specialists-rahman-ravelli-considers-the-sfo-s-dropping-of-a-15-year-investigation/

Home Secretary Priti Patel has appointed Graeme Biggar CBE as interim Director General of the National Crime Agency when Dame Lynne Owens steps down on Monday 4 October.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/director-general-of-the-national-crime-agency-appointed

Experts giving evidence to the House of Lords have said that UK police use of facial-recognition technology is disproportionate and ineffective, and further questioned the utility of algorithmic crime ‘prediction’ tools

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508053/Ban-UK-police-use-of-facial-recognition-House-of-Lords-told

Durham-based property developer Ronald Morton has agreed to hand over assets worth £850,000 to settle a civil recovery and tax claim brought by the NCA which was based on his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering and tax evasion.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/durham-based-property-developer-hands-over-850-000-of-alleged-criminal-profits

Changes to the way in which fraud, cyber and online crime is monitored and enforced in England and Wales have been proposed by the UK government.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-proposes-fraud-enforcement-shake-up

Too many victims of fraud are still receiving a poor service from the police and are denied justice, an independent review has found.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/fraud-victims-denied-justice-due-to-poor-service-from-police-says-hmicfrs/

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has launched a major consultation as part of his Police and Crime Plan.

https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/police-and-crime-plan-consultation-2021/

As we announced earlier this month, City of London Police, as national lead force for fraud, is in the process of procuring a new fraud and cybercrime reporting and analysis service. The current service was last procured in 2015 and since then, technology has advanced and demand has grown considerably.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/july/city-of-london-polices-response-to-an-article-published-in-the-times-today-about-action-fraud/

As we announced earlier this month, City of London Police, as national lead force for fraud, is in the process of procuring a new fraud and cybercrime reporting and analysis service. The current service was last procured in 2015 and since then, technology has advanced and demand has grown considerably.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/city-of-london-polices-response-to-an-article-published-in-the-times-today-about-action-fraud

Pimfa has highlighted the pitfalls of the government’s decision to revamp Action Fraud, the UK's national reporting centre for consumers to record fraud and cyber crime.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2021/07/29/pimfa-warns-on-flawed-action-fraud-revamp/