by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 19, 2023 | Information
The Environment Agency is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of a great many regulatory and criminal offences. As an alternative to criminal prosecution financial sanctions can be imposed in accordance with the Environmental Civil Sanctions (England)...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 19, 2023 | Information
A public consultation invites views on the operational impact and workability of the newly drafted Code of Practice for the statutory two-tier framework of Out of Court Disposals, as set out in The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022. Out of Court...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 19, 2023 | Information
The Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) and the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck have published groundbreaking research on the quality of legal representation in the youth justice system. The findings cement the urgent need for clear...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 19, 2023 | Information
A massive police operation across Europe to disrupt serious crime, much of it being conducted across encrypted phone devices (‘EncroChat’) has been judged a significant success. Police investigators managed to intercept, share and analyse over 115 million...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Aug 19, 2023 | Information
Shortages of prison staff and a lack of training means not enough prisoners are able to improve their reading – according to a new report by Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons. In March 2022, Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP)...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Jun 24, 2023 | Information
As part of government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, published in March 2023, a 6 month pilot will rapidly deploy those sentenced to perform Community Service (unpaid work) to swiftly clean up egregious instances of fly-tipping, vandalism and littering as part...
