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KPMG’s latest UK Fraud Barometer found employee fraud rose considerably from 2020 to 2021, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 saw a total of 44 acts of fraud committed by employees, but in 2021 there was an increase of 22, with a total of 66...
Businesses have a legal responsibility to keep their employees and any non-employees they interact with safe under the terms of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. This includes in relation to COVID-19, and businesses can be prosecuted for failure...
Conspiracy to defraud is a serious offence which carries a potentially significant penalty if you are found guilty. Here, we discuss exactly what conspiracy to defraud is, what penalties you could face if you are found guilty and what may happen if you are...
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to take “tough action” on those who use the popular party drug nitrous oxide otherwise known as laughing gas recreationally, including looking at making possession of nitrous oxide a criminal offence. ...
Community resolution orders (CROs) have been hitting the headlines recently due to their increased use during the pandemic. While some have criticised them as too mild to be used for more serious offences, for those facing a criminal charge, they can offer...
‘Crash for cash’ is a type of fraud where someone deliberately causes a road traffic accident to make a financial gain. Such scams often involve braking quickly and unexpectedly in front of a chosen victim, causing the victim to crash into the...
Inshore fishing forms a major part of the UK fishing industry. But the environmental impact of fishing and management of fishing stocks has been a source of great concern in recent decades. As such, fishing is a highly monitored and regulated industry. ...
In December 2020, the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested 21 people across the UK identified as customers of an online criminal marketplace that sold personal information stolen from data breaches. The website, WeLeakInfo, was taken down in January 2020...
Police have recorded a growing number of domestic abuse-related offences during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has fuelled speculation that factors such as being confined in close quarters and the additional stress from the impact of the pandemic are driving an...
Three people were arrested in Birmingham last month for fraudulently claiming £145,000 from the UK government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme. Officers from the National Investigation Service (NATIS) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) carried out...
