7 May 2020
Suspicious Activity Report guidance updated in light of anticipated COVID-19 related crime
The Chancellor of the Exchequer may be preparing to gradually wind down the Coronavirus Job Creation Scheme in the summer but its legacy will be felt for many years.
29 April 2020
Beware the hidden cost of furlough abuse
With an estimated 25 per cent of the UK workforce now furloughed, it has arguably been a runaway success. But is it open to abuse – and what are the likely consequences? Lawyer Richard Fox explains
14 April 2020
Fraud in the time of COVID-19 - The law enforcement response
The National Crime Agency (NCA) issued its Action Plan for 2020-21 earlier this month, alongside a Strategic Threat Assessment. The Annual Plan sets out the NCA’s operational priorities for the year ahead and sets out how it will lead a “whole-system response to serious and organised crime”. At the heart of this is the objective to “reduce the harm from economic crime to individuals, the UK Economy and its Institutions, tackling fraud, money laundering and cybercrime”.
9 April 2020
Business Plan 2020-21: FCA remains vigilant to potential misconduct
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has this week published its annual Business Plan. Unsurprisingly, the emergence of COVID-19 has significantly impacted the organisation’s ability to set out its strategic focus for the next three years. While the Plan sets out the areas of priority on which it intends to focus in this period, it recognises that it may be months before the FCA is able to focus fully on the activities set out in the Plan and that the issues to be addressed may change significantly over the coming months.
9 April 2020
Policing the power of entry
With more and more interactions between police and the public now occurring at the threshold of a private premise, members of the public and the police may want to remind themselves of the rights and powers they have during such an encounter.
