Following the merger of the prosecutions division of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in April 2012, the Director of Public Prosecutions has announced the latest prosecution figures. He said that last year the CPS saw more than 8,600 prosecutions in tax credit and benefit fraud cases, along […]
On 16th September 2013 the Director of Public Prosecutions published new guidelines for prosecutors dealing with fraud cases involving state benefits and tax credits. The charging standards will apply to anyone suspected of benefit fraud against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The new guidance follows the merger of the DWP Prosecutions Division with […]
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has recently claimed that drivers are continuing to drive on Britain’s road’s despite amassing a large number of penalty points for various motor offences. The examples they gave were: A woman from Isleworth still driving despite 42 points, who failed to disclose the driver’s identity. A man from Warington still […]
Peter Barber-Fleming from Dunblane is a TV director of popular shows including the Taggart, The Bill and Poirot. Mr Barber-Fleming was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when he was caught for the forth time. He admitted driving with no insurance or licence after he was was originally banned from driving for 5 years in […]
UPDATE: News reports allege that the footballer involved is Stoke international midfielder Steven Nzonzi. The M.E.N. have been reporting on crash between an Audi, allegedly driven by a Premier League footballer and a cyclist, in Hale Naturally lots of witnesses took photographs of the smash between the pair and shared these on social media. These images […]
