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Courts Service Pursues Non-Payment of Fines

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has issued a fresh warning of the consequences facing people who fail to pay their court fines.

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Calls for Tougher Approach to Drink Driving

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has recently published a report in which it calls for EU Member States to do more on drink-driving enforcement and rehabilitation. 

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UK Takes Part in Human Trafficking Operation

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has taken part in a Europol supported operation to dismantle a human trafficking network, which resulted in the safeguarding of four Nigerian women who were forced into prostitution in different Spanish locations.

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Scottish Parliament Passes Domestic Abuse Bill

The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, meaning that new offences relating to domestic abuse will soon come into force. 

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Scottish gangster jailed for 10 years

A ‘businessman’ from Ayrshire who was involved in moving large quantities of high-purity cocaine between Scotland and Liverpool has been jailed for 10 years.

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Crackdown on Uninsured Driving

The issue of driving without insurance has come under the spotlight recently, with Police Scotland and the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) running a joint initiative to raise awareness of the issue and also to catch drivers committing the offence.

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Companies and Consumers Face Increased Fraud and Cybercrime Risks

A new report from risk solutions company Kroll has revealed that fraud, cyber, and security risks to companies have reached an all-time high. 

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Domestic Abuse Figures Increase Over Christmas and New Year

A recent investigation by Police Scotland Fife Division's Domestic Abuse Unit (DAIU) has led to the arrest and conviction of a 30-year-old man for a series of domestic offences

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Analysis Reveals Repeated Road Traffic Law Breaches

Motoring organisation RAC has warned that greater enforcement of road traffic laws is required, particularly with regards to the use of mobile phones while driving. 

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Senior Police Scotland officer suspended after criminal conduct investigation

A senior officer working for Police Scotland has been suspended following an investigation into criminal behaviour.

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Seasons Greetings to our Valued Clients and Festive Opening Hours

Seasons greetings! As the holiday approaches we would like to take this opportunity to inform valued clients and potential new customers of our opening hours and Christmas activities.

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Motorists Admit to Drink Driving

New research into incidences of drink driving has revealed that as many as five million drivers believe they have driven while over the limit at least once in the past twelve months. 

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Police Launch Domestic Violence Campaign

Police Scotland has launched a new campaign to tackle domestic abuse and warns that incidences of this crime traditionally rise over the Christmas period. 

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Drivers Feel Pressured to Drink and Drive

New research by motoring organisation the AA has revealed an increase in the number of drivers who say they feel increased pressured to have a drink and drive at Christmas time. 

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Tackling VAT fraud in the EU

New tools to make the EU's Value Added Tax (VAT) system more fraud-proof and close loopholes that can lead to large-scale VAT fraud have been unveiled by the European Commission.

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Money Mules Become the Focus of Investigation

A week of enforcement action against money muling has taken place across Europe, with the support of a number of international law enforcement bodies, including Europol.

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Sharp Increase in Penalty Notices and Automated Detection

New research has revealed that penalty notices are imposed on around twelve million driving licence holders every year, which equates to around one every 2.5 seconds.

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Preventing Sexual Offending Among Young People

The Scottish Government has announced the appointment of former Crown Office chief executive Catherine Dyer to lead an expert group on preventing sexual offending involving young people. 

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Scottish Councils set to Switch off CCTV Cameras in Money Saving Effort

Scotland is set to lose a large proportion of its CCTV coverage after plans to switch cameras off across the country have been revealed.

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Human Trafficking – New Powers Now in Force

New measures introduced under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 that give police and prosecutors more powers to detect, prosecute and prevent exploitation are now in force.

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