The government has published a Serious Crime Bill that
looks to improve data sharing within the public sector and between
the private and public sectors.
The aim is to improve crime detection rates and make it harder
for criminals to hang on to their assets.Up to now, the public
sector has struggled to integrate different databases to enable
information sharing.
The bill also proposes the introduction of civil serious crime
prevention orders that can be used against individuals and
organisations, and new offences to outlaw encouraging or assisting
someone to commit an offence.
The government said the measures would make life more difficult
for serious criminals by disrupting their activities "in both big
and small ways, making it harder for them to cause damage or
defraud innocent people".
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker said the bill would help law
enforcement agencies stay one step ahead of organised crime
syndicates and those who run them.
More information:
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill
Experian integrates data to reduce fraud
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