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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
2 August 2017
The Attorney General and Unduly Lenient Sentences: Time for a Review
It was announced this week that a record 141 sentences were increased by the Court of Appeal following a referral by the Attorney General. A total of 190 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal for re-consideration.
31 July 2017
Department of Transport focuses in on drones – time to register and know the rules
The government announced last week that operators of drones weighing 250g or more will be required to both register their drones and complete mandatory competency testing (covering safety, security and privacy). In justifying this change the government says it will “improve accountability and encourage owners to act responsibly”.
27 July 2017
OPBAS – FCA consults on the “supervisor of supervisors”
As part of the Government’s strategy to ramp up the fight against money laundering, a new Office of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) will be introduced in 2018. This follows the introduction of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (see our related blog) on 26 June 2017.
27 July 2017
Teenagers and the “sexting crisis”: sexting is serious
Sexting as a phenomenon, has shown no sign of disappearing since we first wrote about the criminal ramifications a few years ago. Recent freedom of information requests by BBC Newcastle revealed there have been more than 4,000 cases since 2013 where children have taken explicit pictures of themselves and sent them to others including a 10-year old boy who received a caution for sending a photograph of himself to an 11 year old. Greater Manchester Police recorded the highest number of incidents with 695 cases being considered including four children aged just seven years old. It is important to note in passing, that the age of criminal responsibility is 10.
27 July 2017
50 years on from the Sexual Offences Act 1967
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967. Before it was introduced, homosexual activity between men was a crime. The Act decriminalised private homosexual acts between men over 21 in England and Wales.
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