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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
21 July 2016
Home Affairs Committee report: can the Proceeds of Crime be made to pay
On 15 July the Home Affairs Committee published the report of its enquiry into the seizure of criminal proceeds. It highlights a number of on-going failings of the regime and calls for sweeping reforms, for example the establishment of specialist confiscation courts, the power to impose travel restrictions on those who fail to pay and the continued detention of prisoners until their orders are satisfied in full.
2 June 2016
A welcomed renewed focus on restorative justice
Restorative Justice has hit the headlines recently with the House of Commons Justice Committee finalising its inquiry into Restorative Justice last month. This was followed by media reports (The Times, June 2 2016) of a forthcoming Green Paper setting out plans for a ‘Victims’ Law’ with the striking headline “Victims offered a say in choice of punishment for criminals”.
11 May 2016
£1.9 bn investment in Cyber security: Government ramps up fight against cybercrime
Britain’s businesses are being urged to better protect themselves from cyber criminals following government research launched this week in the Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The research also shows that in some cases the cost of cyber breaches and attacks to business reached millions, with the most common attacks detected involving viruses, spyware or malware. With one in four large firms experiencing a breach – at least once a month - only half of all firms have taken any recommended actions to identify and address vulnerabilities. Even fewer, about a third of all firms, had formal written cyber security policies and only 10% had an incident management plan in place.
31 March 2016
National Cyber Security Centre launched: seeks to be authoritative voice on information security
Setting out in stark terms that the UK faces a growing threat of cyber-attacks from “states, serious crime gangs, hacking groups as well as terrorists”, Cabinet Office Minister Matthew Hancock announced the launch of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on 18 March 2016. Led by current Director General for Cyber at GCHQ, Ciaran Martin, the NCSC has been set up to ensure that people, public and private sector organisations and the critical national infrastructure of the UK are safer online. It will bring the UK’s cyber expertise together to transform how the UK tackles cyber security issues and seeks to establish itself as the authoritative voice on information security in the UK.
14 March 2016
National Crime Agency reports on UK response to money laundering
The National Crime Agency (‘NCA’) has now published its annual review of Suspicious Activity Reports (‘SARs’).
Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’), a person is required to submit a SAR where they have knowledge or suspicion that someone is engaged in money laundering. When submitting the SAR, the reporter will sometimes request the consent of the NCA to undertake an activity which the reporter suspects may constitute money laundering.
