Crime
Crime news from UK Parliament.
Lords Committee questions legality of Live Facial Recognition Technology
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter to Home Secretary on live facial recognition
27 January 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill undergoes further Lords scrutiny
Members discuss changes on data breaches in Lords report stage. Catch up
24 January 2024
Better use of community sentences would help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report Cutting crime: better community sentences.
28 December 2023
Lords debates Victims and Prisoners Bill
Members consider an Independent Public Advocate. Catch up
19 December 2023
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill completes committee stage in the Lords
Members wrap up committee stage examination. Catch up
14 December 2023
MPs to hold a debate on spiking
MPs to hold a debate on spiking.
08 December 2023
MPs to hold a debate on knife crime
MPs to hold a debate on knife crime
08 December 2023
Criminal Justice Bill: call for evidence
Criminal Justice Bill: call for evidence
30 November 2023
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss draft law to update UK's investigatory framework in face of emerging threats. Catch up.
21 November 2023
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill completes parliamentary scrutiny
Members discuss small businesses and trail costs as anti-fraud bill set to become law. Catch up
26 October 2023
MPs to debate knife crime
MPs to debate knife crime
10 October 2023
Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into fraud
Fraud is the most common crime in England and Wales, accounting for 40% of all offences
14 September 2023
Reform law and expand treatment options to tackle cost of drugs on society – Home Affairs Committee finds
Reform law and expand treatment options to tackle cost of drugs on society – Home Affairs Committee finds
30 August 2023
Lords Committee finds that post-Brexit UK-EU security cooperation is sub-optimal
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter assessing UK-EU cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice
26 July 2023
New inquiry: The escalation of violence against women and girls
Committee launches new inquiry on the escalation of violence against women and girls
11 July 2023