Research Briefing
Crimes and misdemeanours: penalties and punishment in the UK financial services sector.
This note gives a broad outline of how financial crimes are defined and who is responsible for their policing.
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Research Briefing
Draft Modern Slavery Bill
On 16 December 2013 the Government published a White Paper which included a Draft Modern Slavery Bill. The draft Bill contains provisions to: consolidate existing offences, create new civil orders and establish and new Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The Bill will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny.
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Research Briefing
Ending FGM in the UK
On International Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) day on 6 February 2014, Government ministers signed up to a declaration on FGM. It said there is no justification for this practice – it is child abuse and it is illegal. FGM has been illegal since 1985 and the most recent Female Genital Mutilation Act
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Research Briefing
Charging decisions and police-led prosecutions
Since 2010, the police have been given greater responsibility for charging decisions and prosecutions with the aim of cutting bureaucracy. The police are now responsible for nearly 80% of all charging decisions and prosecuting an increased range of offences, including, for example, criminal damage under £5,000 and careless or inconsiderate driving. The Crown Prosecution Service retains responsibility for the most complex and serious cases.
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Research Briefing
Combating violence against women and girls around the world
As 8 March, International Women's Day, approaches, this note briefly surveys efforts to combat violence against women and girls around the world, focusing strongly on those that involve the UK.
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Research Briefing
Suspect anonymity: Should arrested persons be named by the police?
Should the identities of arrested suspects be made public by the police before they have been charged with an offence?
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Research Briefing
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill would make a number of changes to the criminal justice system including sentencing; cautions; prisoners’ release and recall; and the detention of young offenders. It would also reform court proceedings and costs; establish a new system of strict liability in contempt proceedings; create new offences for juror misconduct; make changes to the conduct and funding of judicial review claims; and amend the law on extreme pornography.
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Research Briefing
Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant – Recent Developments
This note is designed to complement two earlier Standard Notes on extradition namely: ‘The UK/US Extradition Treaty’ (SN/HA/2204) and ‘The introduction of the European Arrest Warrant’ (SN/HA/1703) which each set out background information to the introduction of the current extradition regime (governed by the Extradition Act 2003).
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Research Briefing
Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill: Lords Amendments
This note gives background on Lords Amendments to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill, which are due to be considered by the Commons on 4 February 2014.
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Research Briefing
Deregulation Bill
The Bill proposes a range of measures in line with the Government’s aim to reduce burdens on businesses and public authorities.
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Research Briefing
Modern slavery: what is it and what is being done?
What is modern slavery and human trafficking? We are familiar with the long campaign led by William Wilberforce to outlaw the slave trade in the early 19th century. The term modern slavery is used to describe human trafficking and coercion of people in a way akin to slavery. This problem is believed to be on
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Research Briefing
Counting crimes and statistical offences: has crime actually fallen?
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority (UKSA) has announced that it has removed the National Statistics designation from the police recorded crime series. The police recorded crime series is published by ONS based on Home Office figures collected from individual police forces in England and Wales. UKSA, the independent statistical watchdog responsible for ensuring the integrity
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