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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
14 December 2022
Failure to prevent: Will more money for HMRC mean enforcement at last?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement made newspaper headlines for its tax changes and cuts to public spending. But the statement also included a plan to increase funding to HMRC, in a move which might finally allow the agency to begin enforcing the woefully underused corporate criminal offences (CCOs) of failure to prevent the facilitation of UK and foreign tax evasion.
14 December 2022
The FCA’s growing toolkit to tackle ESG issues
In late October the FCA launched a consultation on CP22/20 a range of new rules that will enhance its regulatory toolkit for dealing with ESG issues.
5 December 2022
A new police approach is needed to tackle overwhelming delays to digital forensics
A damning report published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has found police forces to be “overwhelmed and ineffective” in relation to digital forensics. The HMICFRS found that there were more than 25,000 devices waiting to be examined – and this is without taking into account all the devices already in the system.
25 November 2022
My child has a conviction for a sexual offence, what happens next? Notification requirements and ancillary orders for children convicted of a sexual offence
This blog follows the virtual launch of the Youth Justice Legal Centre Legal Guide on children facing sexual offences. During this event, Maeve Keenan discussed Kingsley Napley's contribution to the report, including recommendations on how to appropriately handle these complex cases and protect the child's welfare.
22 November 2022
Help! The police are arresting my child …
It’s the knock on the door that parent fear, or is it just me? Thankfully, the Courts have provided some valuable guidance about this nightmare scenario.
There are many reasons the police may want to speak to your child, but few occasions where the reason might be urgent enough to justify an unannounced visit and an arrest.
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