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Human rights scrutiny of legislation
A recent report published by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has criticised what it considers to be the Government’s failure to allow enough time to fully examine the human rights implications of some of its legislation. While the JCHR has considered a number of Bills during the current… Read more ...Progress in European internal security
The European Commission has published its annual report on the implementation of the EU's Internal Security Strategy (ISS), which highlights areas under each of the objectives of the strategy (2011-2014) where Member States and EU agencies should pay particular attention. According to the Commission, organised crime is still a major… Read more ...New strand of recordable hate crime
In an interesting development, Greater Manchester Police has announced that its officers are to begin recording whether someone has been a victim of an alternative sub-culture hate crime. The move will typically affect groups such as Punks, Emos and Goths. It is the first time that such hate crimes will… Read more ...£32 million fraudster ordered to pay £1 fee
A former stockbroker who was convicted of defrauding investors of millions of pounds has been ordered to pay £1 after being declared bankrupt, reports the Independent.Nicholas Levene was jailed for 13 years last year after pleading guilty to 12 counts of fraud, one count of false accounting and one count of… Read more ...Is there a lack of bribery enforcement?
Eighteen months on from the coming into force of the Bribery Act, and there was only one completed bribery and corruption case last year in Scotland, and only four completed by the Serious Fraud Office, according to accountancy firm Ernst & Young. To date, there have been no prosecutions against… Read more ...Report on human trafficking in Scotland
Scotland is taking vital steps towards tackling the problem of human trafficking, a new report by EHRC Scotland shows, with ‘a renewed impetus for action.’ The ‘Human Trafficking Inquiry Follow On’ report builds on the EHRC Scotland’s formal Inquiry of 2011. That inquiry made a series of ten recommendations designed… Read more ...Two years in prison for insider dealing
In a case brought by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Paul Milsom, a senior equities trader, was this week sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to two years imprisonment for disclosing inside information. A confiscation order was also made in the sum of £245,000. During the time in question (between October… Read more ...Popularity of the euro - with counterfeiters!
The European Commission has announced plans to crack down on counterfeiters throughout the EU, in the wake of figures showing that, while the vagaries of currency markets may have affected the popularity of the euro in financial sectors, the same cannot be said for the criminal fraternity. EU statistics reveal… Read more ...Detention of 17-year-olds challenged
Children’s charity, Just For Kids Law, this week challenged the way 17-year-olds are treated when detained by the police in England and Wales According to the charity, every year 75,000 17-year-olds are held in police custody, with most being denied access to an independent adult who could guide them through… Read more ...