Crime Archives

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Metal theft

Wednesday, 11 July, 2012

This note looks at the increasingly high-profile problem of metal theft, which the Association of Chief Police Officers has estimated costs the UK economy approximately £770 million per year. There have been calls to reform the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 to tighten up controls on scrap metal dealers. In January 2012 the Government announced that it would be amending the 1964 Act to introduce a ban on cash payments for scrap metal and unlimited fines for relevant offences under the Act. These changes are set out in sections 145 to 147 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. In June 2012 Richard Ottaway introduced a Private Member's Bill that proposes to repeal the 1964 Act altogether and replace it with a new regulatory regime. The Bill has Government support.
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Scrap Metal Dealers Bill

Tuesday, 10 July, 2012

The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill seeks to introduce a more robust regulatory regime for scrap metal dealers to reduce the opportunities for metal thieves to sell stolen material.
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EU Bibliographies: Proceeds of crime

Friday, 22 June, 2012

This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposed “proceeds of crime Directive” and its scrutiny in the UK and EU. It is not an attempt to define policy in this area. For information on domestic policy developments contact Alexander Horne on extn 0251
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Anti-social behaviour remedies – an overview

Friday, 01 June, 2012

This note provides only a brief overview of the subject, together with suggested sources. Further information on policy, together with more detailed, specialised notes about particular remedies can be found on the Anti-social Behaviour topic page of the Parliament website.
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The “Community Trigger”: The Government’s proposals on Anti-social Behaviour

Wednesday, 30 May, 2012

The Government is proposing to introduce a "Community Trigger" as part of its reforms to the law on anti-social behaviour. This note looks at the proposals, and at some similar sorts of "triggers" which Labour introduced.
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Criminal Memoirs

Wednesday, 23 May, 2012

This note explains the civil recovery scheme designed to prevent criminals profiting from accounts of their crimes (for example in an autobiography or television or newspaper interviews). It also looks at the rules preventing serving prisoners from publishing such information and at the relevant media codes of practice.
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Labour policy on Domestic Violence – 1999-2010

Tuesday, 22 May, 2012

The Labour Government introduced a number of reforms to the legal remedies for victims of domestic violence, and introduced a number of non-legislative measures. This note examines the development of Labour policy in this area.
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Internet surveillance

Friday, 18 May, 2012

This note looks at the history of the two programmes, cites the justifications given by successive governments for what critics have dubbed a “snooper’s charter” and details some of the objections that have been raised against surveillance of this sort.
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Police Community Support Officers

Wednesday, 16 May, 2012
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Constituency-level crime data

Friday, 27 April, 2012

This note highlights the constituency-level crime data that is potentially available.
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Prosecution appeals against bail

Friday, 27 April, 2012

This note considers proposals to introduce a new route for the prosecution to appeal against Crown Court decisions to grant bail to suspects in criminal cases.
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Lords amendments

Wednesday, 11 April, 2012

The Commons is due to consider Lords Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill on Tuesday 17 April 2012. This note draws attention to the principal changes, additions and deletions that were made in the Lords.
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The UK’s 2014 Jurisdiction Decision in EU Police and Criminal Justice Proposals

Tuesday, 20 March, 2012

In 2014 the UK Government must make a decision on whether to opt into the body of police and criminal justice measures in the former ‘third pillar’ of the EU Treaties that remain unamended since the Treaty of Lisbon came into force in December 2009.
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Protection of Freedoms Bill: Lords amendments

Friday, 16 March, 2012

This note summarises the Lords amendments to the Protection of Freedoms Bill, which are due to be considered by the Commons on 19 March 2012.
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Sarah’s law: the child sex offender disclosure scheme

Tuesday, 06 March, 2012

This note summarises the child sex offender disclosure scheme, also known as Sarah's law, under which members of the public can ask the police whether an individual (e.g. a neighbour or family friend) is a convicted sex offender. In August 2010 the Home Secretary announced that the scheme would be rolled out across all police force areas in England and Wales, following a successful pilot.
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