Crime and Policing

City of London Police has awarded Capita a contract to deliver customer contact and victim engagement services for its new fraud reporting service.

They have agreed on a deal to run from 2024 for five years at a value of approximately £50 million, with option to extend for two more, adding £20 million.

https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/city-of-london-police-signs-capita-for-fraud-reporting/

City of London Police has appointed two new suppliers to provide the fraud and cybercrime reporting service which will replace Action Fraud.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/june/new-suppliers-appointed-for-action-fraud-service-replacement/?mc_cid=c5bf275671&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

It is become a feature of the modern world; you receive a text or email from an unfamiliar sender, blue hyperlink aglow, and the hairs on the back of your neck tingle. Are you about to fall victim to a scam?

https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2023/05/18/govt-fraud-proposals-unlikely-to-impact-organised-crime/

More than £1.2 billion was stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in 2022, according to new data from banking and finance industry group UK Finance.

More than £1.2 billion was stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in 2022, according to new data from banking and finance industry group UK Finance.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/more-than-1-2bn-lost-to-fraud-in-the-uk-in-2022/

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has welcomed publication of the Government’s new fraud strategy buts says it “fails to recognise” the “fundamental challenges” in investigating the crime and the devastating impact on victims.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/fraud-strategy-fails-to-recognise-challenges-of-police-investigations-and-impact-on-victims-says-apcc/

The City of London Law Society published a report on the future of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 20 April, which calls for urgent and focused reform of the SFO in light of the setbacks faced by the SFO in recent years in delivering on its mission to prosecute complex fraud and bribery.

https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/city-of-london-law-society-recommends-urgent-reform-of-the-serious-fraud-office

A specialist new unit has been launched to lead the UK’s work on international crime.

The Joint International Crime Centre consolidates and enhances the UK’s capabilities around international law enforcement co-operation and co-ordination.

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/joint-international-crime-centre-launches

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli summarises the key findings of an IEA report into the performance of the Serious Fraud Office.

https://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/the-sfo-an-assessment-by-the-institute-of-economic-affairs//

The “cultural difficulties” of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), including “improper contacts” between officials and companies being investigated, necessitate “drastic change”, a report has argued.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sfos-cultural-difficulties-require-drastic-change

Primary school teachers, doctors, social workers, and even scout leaders will need to help tackle fraud if we are to get on top of the problem in the West Midlands.

That’s according to a Cardiff University report that’s just been published by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster.

https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/primary-school-teachers-doctors-and-scout-leaders-must-help-tackle-fraud/