Thorley Stephenson Solicitors Edinburgh Blog

For the 2018/19 period, the Home Secretary has approved up to £70m to go into the Police Transformation Fund (PTF) in order to develop law enforcement’s capacity to deal with the most serious criminal threats across the UK. With 98 projects benefiting from the £223 million PTF funding in phase 1 (2016/17 to 2017/18), phase 2 (2018/19 to 2019/20) will focus on the national programmes and demands to tackle serious and organised criminal activity.

A Scottish man has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining more than £55,000 from his father-in-law. 

The number of people losing their lives at work in Britain increased during 2017-18, which has prompted calls for more to be done to better ensure the safety of workers. 

There is still a general lack of public awareness over the penalties that can be imposed on drivers caught using a handheld phone at the wheel. 

A recent investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has led to the arrest and conviction of a former police officer, financial adviser, a City trader and a former international rugby play for their involvement in a £2.4 million tax scam.