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18 March 2021
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LNB news: Home Office publishes Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime

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In response to the Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime, led by Sir Craig Mackey, the Home Office has outlined its priorities for tackling serious and organised crime

Lexis®Library update: Priorities set out by the Home Office include an additional investment of £83m for fighting economic crimes, illicit finance and fraud, tackling cybercrime, doubling investment in tackling county lines and drugs supply, tackling child sexual abuse through a new cross-government strategy, enhancing regional and local policing and strengthening international efforts to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks.

To view the Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime, click here.

To view the Integrated Review, click here.

Source: Independent Review of Serious and Organised Crime

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