The two main offence provisions in relation to indecent images of children are section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (PCA 1978) and section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (CJA 1988). The PCA 1978 addresses certain aspects of the sexual exploitation of children by penalizing the making, distribution, showing and advertisement […]
Fraud – The Fraud Act 2006
Reforms to Fraud Laws Major reform in fraud law occurred with the introduction of the Fraud Act 2006. This means that on 15 January 2007 the old general offence of fraud was replaced by parts of the Fraud Act. The Fraud Act includes legislation in relation to these new offences: Making a false representation (section […]
Fraud – Making or Supplying Articles for Use
The law relating to articles for use in a fraud is actually an evolution of the old law of ‘going equipped to cheat’. Possession of Articles Connected to a Fraud A person is guilty of the new offence if he possesses or has under his control any article for use in the course of or […]
Fraud – False Representation
Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 sets out the framework of the classic fraud offence. The offence usually consists of some sort of dishonest statement made to gain something or so that someone else makes a loss. This offence is one that will often apply to an […]
Fraud – Abuse of Position
Section 4 of The Fraud Act 2006 This section of the Fraud Act is clearly intended to prevent the dishonest abuse of position by those whom we are entitled to consider above suspicion e.g. a trustee, company director or executor of a will. However, it is not all together clear who will be regarded as […]