Guidance

Response to the Law Commission’s discussion paper on corporate criminal liability, dated 30 August 2021.

Response to the Law Commission’s consultation on its 14th programme of law reform, dated 30 July 2021.

Response to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation on restoring trust in audit and corporate governance, dated 8 July 2021.

Response to the Home Office call for information on the Computer Misuse Act 1990, dated 11 June 2021.

Policy recommendations on preventing fraud on social media.

Evidence to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry into fraud and error during the COVID-19 pandemic, dated 22 April 2021.

This guide explains the purpose of Norwich Pharmacal Orders and when they can be used to help fraud victims during investigations into wrongdoing.

Response to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2019 on the extent to which recommendations and areas for improvement identied in its fraud report ‘fraud: time to choose’ have been implemented, dated 5 March 2021.

Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining ongoing concerns about a perceived weakeness in the banking system and the need for a centralised data repository to prevent fraud against the government-backs coronavirus loan schemes, dated 3 March 2021.

Response to the Financial Reporting Council consultation on the revision of the International Standard on Auditing ISA(UK)240 (updated January 2020): ‘the auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud in an audit of financial statements’, dated 29 January 2021

A new guide to help stop charities from failling victim to COVID-related scams has been published today.

Charities are currently at a high risk of fraud and should take steps during International Charity Fraud Awareness Week to protect themselves, the Fraud Advisory Panel has said today.

This guide provides an overview of the UK justice system and explains some of the most common terms used.

This guide explains how fraud is usually dealt with under the civil law in England and Wales and how it can be used to recover losses.

Response to HM Treasury consultation on funding new government action to tackle money laundering, dated 13 October 2020

Letter to the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on the desire to improve bank and government systems to react to fraud threats in a time of crisis in which we recommend a centralised data repository and a cross-sector crisis committee, dated 28 August 2020.

This guide explains private prosecutions and how and why a fraud victim might seek to bring one.

This guide provides a general overview of UK anti-money laundering legislation and its implications for many professions and sectors.

This guide explains the process whereby two or more potential sanctions are pursued at the same time to improve the chances of a successful outcome.

This guides sets out the powers and duties of the police and the gathering of criminal evidence.

This guide explains how fraud is usually dealt with under the criminal law in Scotland.

This guide explains how fraud is usually dealt with under the criminal law in Northern Ireland.

This guide explains how fraud is usually dealt with under the criminal law in England and Wales.