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25 Apr 19
Through diligent, collaborative investigation, the HMRC Criminal Taxes Unit managed to crack a long-term money laundering case. Simone Rensch explains.
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1 Apr 19
Local authorities and teachers will form part of a ‘multi-agency’ approach to tackle knife crime, the Home Office has said.
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26 Mar 19
The business case behind the creation of Scotland’s single police service was not robust, according to a parliamentary report, which has identified “systematic problems” facing the force.
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25 Mar 19
An MP has pleaded guilty to two charges of false expenses claims.
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25 Mar 19
The success of HMRC’s scheme stopping alcohol fraud before it starts was recognised by the Government Counter Fraud Awards this year, PF highlights.
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13 Mar 19
Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
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13 Mar 19
The chancellor has handed an extra £100m to police in England over the next year, ring-fenced to help them tackle knife crime.
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11 Mar 19
Funding to help local authorities keep young people away from serious crime has been halved since 2010, an umbrella group has said.
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1 Mar 19
The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
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19 Feb 19
Local authorities will be key to facilitating prison reforms by providing housing for ex-offenders, the justice secretary has said.
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18 Feb 19
Prison sentences of six months or less should be abolished in favour of community orders, the justice secretary David Gauke has said.
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15 Feb 19
A Department for Work and Pensions employee has pleaded guilty to fraud worth more than £40,000 in universal credit payments.
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8 Feb 19
A Rochdale Borough Council worker has been jailed for using his job to defraud the local authority of £80,000.
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31 Jan 19
Councils have expressed alarm about the growing exploitation of children by criminal gangs.
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30 Jan 19
Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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28 Jan 19
Organisers of the Government Counter Fraud Awards are sending their congratulations to the counter fraud teams who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards, with the full list now live.
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21 Jan 19
The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
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14 Jan 19
The chancellor and the home secretary have set up a taskforce to tackle economic crime.
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26 Nov 18
Government funding for tackling serious and organised crime is “by no means enough” compared with its cost to the UK, a criminologist has told PF.
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15 Nov 18
Local bodies working with vulnerable children must not “repeat the mistakes of the past” around child exploitation, a joint watchdog has said.
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13 Nov 18
Men who defrauded £800,000 from a Welsh NHS board using the names of famous pop stars have been jailed for a combined total of 14 years.
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12 Nov 18
With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA will be highligting three case studies on last year’s winners. The first is on HM Land Registry, which won the...
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26 Oct 18
Policing “urgently” needs more funding in the Budget to avoid “dire consequences” for public safety, MPs have warned.
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16 Oct 18
The number of cases of fraud prevented or detected by local authorities went up in 2017-18 while the value was a little lower, CIPFA has revealed.
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15 Oct 18
A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
1 Apr 19Local authorities and teachers will form part of a ‘multi-agency’ approach to tackle knife crime, the Home Office has said.
26 Mar 19The business case behind the creation of Scotland’s single police service was not robust, according to a parliamentary report, which has identified “systematic problems” facing the force.
25 Mar 19An MP has pleaded guilty to two charges of false expenses claims.
25 Mar 19The success of HMRC’s scheme stopping alcohol fraud before it starts was recognised by the Government Counter Fraud Awards this year, PF highlights.
13 Mar 19Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
13 Mar 19The chancellor has handed an extra £100m to police in England over the next year, ring-fenced to help them tackle knife crime.
1 Mar 19The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
19 Feb 19Local authorities will be key to facilitating prison reforms by providing housing for ex-offenders, the justice secretary has said.
18 Feb 19Prison sentences of six months or less should be abolished in favour of community orders, the justice secretary David Gauke has said.
15 Feb 19A Department for Work and Pensions employee has pleaded guilty to fraud worth more than £40,000 in universal credit payments.
8 Feb 19A Rochdale Borough Council worker has been jailed for using his job to defraud the local authority of £80,000.
31 Jan 19Councils have expressed alarm about the growing exploitation of children by criminal gangs.
30 Jan 19Community sentences should be more widely used as they are cheaper and result in lower re-offending rates, argues Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
28 Jan 19Organisers of the Government Counter Fraud Awards are sending their congratulations to the counter fraud teams who have been shortlisted for this year’s awards, with the full list now live.
21 Jan 19The chair of the home affairs select committee has criticised the police for not significantly increasing the number of convictions for modern slavery offences.
26 Nov 18Government funding for tackling serious and organised crime is “by no means enough” compared with its cost to the UK, a criminologist has told PF.
15 Nov 18Local bodies working with vulnerable children must not “repeat the mistakes of the past” around child exploitation, a joint watchdog has said.
13 Nov 18Men who defrauded £800,000 from a Welsh NHS board using the names of famous pop stars have been jailed for a combined total of 14 years.
26 Oct 18Policing “urgently” needs more funding in the Budget to avoid “dire consequences” for public safety, MPs have warned.
16 Oct 18The number of cases of fraud prevented or detected by local authorities went up in 2017-18 while the value was a little lower, CIPFA has revealed.
15 Oct 18A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
