Legislation / Legal (Archive)

North Yorkshire police staff sanctioned and new ways of working following IPCC investigation into handling of CEOP intelligence – (IPCC:  Investigation into Nottinghamshire Police's response to Amber Peat's disappearance ongoing ~ IPCC:  Detective Constable charged with misconduct in public office ~ IPCC concludes investigation into Chief Constable Martin Jelley ~ IPCC publishes report into fatal shooting of Dean Joseph)

HMIC:  Devon & Cornwall Police is committed to improving child protection however has progress to make in important areas, such as child sexual exploitation

Home Office:  Prevent guidance for higher & further education institutions comes into effect

MoJ:  Speech on Criminal Justice Management 2015

BIS:  Overall fall in reported intellectual property crime

NCA:  Crime network planned to flood north of England with cocaine from yacht – (NCA:  Second ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested in less than three weeks ~ Financial adviser who arranged fraudulent mortgages for a heroin dealer ordered to pay back more than £4m ~ More than 30 children in NI safeguarded in joint operation(

NCVO:  Review of Fundraising Self-Regulation ~ ICO statement on fundraising report

CMA asks EC to examine airline passenger service systems merger – (CMA formally clears Poundland/99p merger ~ CMA extends energy investigation timetable   ~ CMA consults on Rough gas storage undertakings request ~ CMA continues remedies pruning ~ CMA considers remedies in family law information merger)

FCA publishes Final Notice for Keydata’s former finance director, Craig McNeil, fining him £350,000 and prohibiting him from performing any significant influence function

Insolvency Service:  More help for people with personal problem debt

LGA:  Rogue landlords: new measures - including jail - needed, councils say

ScotGov:  Court Reform changes take effect – (ScotGov:  Consultation on civil partnership ~ Audit Scotland:  Pressures are mounting on Scotland's sheriff court system)

Land Registry:  Changes to customer magazine Landnet

Electoral Commission statement on performance of Tower Hamlets Returning Officer at 2014 European and local elections

HMRC:  Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme postponed

How Lambeth Council undertakes effective know your citizen (KYC) / ID checks to prevent fraud