The Department for Transport has recently given an insight into the attitude of members of the public towards transport-related issues in Britain, as revealed in the British Social Attitudes Survey 2016.
The survey covered issues such as willingness to change current travel behaviours, attitudes to the environment and transport, congestion…
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An experimental programme in England for policing domestic abuse has led to a substantial reduction in reoffending.
Researchers at Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology worked with Hampshire Constabulary to conduct the study using the recently developed CARA (Cautions and Relationship Abuse) programme: small-group discussion workshops for men who received conditional…
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The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a consultation exercise to seek the views of the public over the development of Scotland’s first sentencing guideline.
The guideline sets out the principles and purposes of sentencing for all offences and will influence how offenders are sentenced in Scotland’s courts.
Although some relevant…
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The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) has been involved in a number of recent successful money laundering prosecutions.
The DCPCU
The DCPCU is a unique proactive police unit, with a national remit, formed as a partnership between UK Finance, the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police…
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Members of the public are being asked for their views on proposals to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act 2012.
James Kelly MSP has introduced a Members Bill to fully repeal the 2012 Act, as he believes that the current law is “illiberal”, doesn’t tackle sectarianism…
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The Scottish Government has set out a series of practical measures it intends to take to tackle and prevent hate crime in Scotland. These measures will be focused primarily on tackling prejudice and building stronger communities.
Hate crime is defined in law as a criminal act that is aggravated by…
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We are charmed to announce that we been awarded by Corporate USA Today - Annual Awards - 2017 the Law Firm of the Year - Criminal Law - Scotland
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The Scottish Government has launched a new strategy to tackle the crime of human trafficking.
The Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy involves training professionals to spot the signs of human trafficking and providing new powers to disrupt trafficking activity.
The aims of the strategy are to:
Identify victims and support them…
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