City Hall: Blow to Sadiq Khan as deputy mayor for policing quits for government job Politics City Hall’s deputy mayor for policing and crime has quit her post for a government job in a blow to Sadiq Khan. Sophie Linden is to step down from her £141,386-a-year role to become a senior adviser to justice secretary Shabana Mahmood, the Greater London Authority (GLA) has announced. Linden has been in post since [...]
Nick Ephgrave marks one year at Serious Fraud Office. How has he fared as director? Legal A former law enforcer was appointed as the director of the Serious Fraud Office one year ago. So how has Nick Ephgrave first year gone at the anti-fraud agency?
Freezing orders skyrocketed as HMRC cracks down on suspected criminal activity Legal HMRC's use of account freezing orders has jumped by 170 per cent over the last three years, due to its crack-down on suspected criminal behaviour
Serious Fraud Office ‘should be replaced with a new body’, say IEA August 23, 2024 The UK anti-fraud agency should be replaced with a new body dedicated to combating economic crime, says a new paper by think tank IEA
Met Police ‘inadequate’ at managing risk of sex offenders August 15, 2024 The Met Police is not managing the risks posed by registered sex offenders and online child abusers “effectively”, a report from the police inspectorate has found. It also found the force’s crime investigations also suffer from “inconsistent decision-making” and arguments, with inexperienced officers trying to manage more than 25 crimes at once. His Majesty’s Inspectorate [...]
‘Moral mission’: Keir Starmer joined by Idris Elba in knife crime crackdown pledge June 25, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer and actor Idris Elba met the families of knife crime victims, as Labour announced its pledge to crackdown on dangerous knives.
Election 2024: Labour pledge savings for parents as childcare policies fleshed out June 9, 2024 Free breakfast clubs in primary schools will save parents an annual £400, Labour has said, as the party begins to flesh out its plans for childcare policy.
Labour pledges to increase police numbers to tackle rising street crime May 30, 2024 Labour is pledging to put more police on the streets in a bid to tackle rising street crime, which they say has gone up under the Tories.
Sadiq Khan’s London is like a dystopian Hollywood film May 1, 2024 Londoners are living through a real-time horror story where criminals act with impunity, the police are powerless and taxpayers foot the bill. The responsibility lies with Sadiq Khan – tomorrow, don’t vote for a sequel, urges Oni Oviri London Has Fallen. But instead of a popular action thriller we are watching a real time political [...]
‘Asleep at the wheel’: James Cleverly slams Khan’s mayoral record April 25, 2024 James Cleverly has slammed Sadiq Khan on his record as London mayor, accusing him of being “asleep at the wheel” and “10m people being failed”.