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Furlough, fraud and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Black and white headshot of Prof Nick Lord By Pete Duncan and Nicholas Lord Filed Under: All posts Posted: June 22, 2020

The Government-implemented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) supports companies in their attempts to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, permitting them to place employees on a temporary leave of absence known as ‘furlough’, and claim state aid to pay furloughed staff either 80% of their usual wages or up to £2,500 per month, whichever amount is […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, crime, employment, finance, financial crime, fraud, fraud & financial crime, hmrc, labour market, Pandemic, PAYE, productivity, SoSS, welfare, work & pensions

Profiting from pandemics: COVID-19, changing routines and cyber crimes

Photo of Dr David Buil-GIlBlack and white headshot of Prof Nick Lord By David Buil-Gil, Nicholas Lord, Emma Barrett, Daniel Dresner and Brian Higgins Filed Under: Digital Futures Posted: March 19, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is driving changes in the routines of institutions and individuals, as businesses, educational institutions and other organisations recommend or require employees to engage in social distancing in a collective attempt to minimise the spread of the virus. As well as having global socioeconomic effects, these changes in routine create opportunities for crimes. […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, crime, cyber crime, data, digital, employment, fraud, fraud & financial crime, intelligence & security, Pandemic, phishing, Privacy, productivity, technology

Cryptocorruption: what hit series ‘Billions’ tells us about how cryptocurrency could be misused

Black and white headshot of Prof Nick Lord By Alex Sprake and Nick Lord Filed Under: British Politics Posted: May 23, 2018

Taking a lead from a hit US TV show, former University of Manchester law student Alex Sprake and Dr Nick Lord discuss the potential for the misuse of cryptocurrencies to facilitate fraudulent and illicit payments. They find it as likely to be an issue in the world of ‘legitimate business’ as for organised crime, and […]

Tagged With: crime, cryptocurrency, cyber crime, data, digital, financial regulation, fraud, fraud & financial crime, innovation, serious fraud office, technology

Voter ID at British Polling Stations – Learning the Right Lessons from Northern Ireland

By Stuart Wilks-Heeg Filed Under: All posts, British Politics Posted: March 1, 2018

Asking voters to produce a form of identification before voting will be piloted in five English council areas this May. The move represents part of the government’s response to a series of recent recommendations for measures to safeguard the electoral process from fraud. While the pilots will provide important opportunities for policy-learning, Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Visiting […]

Tagged With: british politics, democracy, elections, fraud, fraud & financial crime, northern ireland, voters

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Will new enforcement tool help the Serious Fraud Office secure its reputation and ‘justice’?

Black and white headshot of Prof Nick Lord By Nicholas Lord Filed Under: All posts Posted: February 25, 2014

It’s been a difficult few years for the UK’s beleaguered Serious Fraud Office (SFO), writes Dr Nicholas Lord. As the authority responsible for the investigation and prosecution of corporate corruption in international business, it’s been blighted by a lack of prosecutions, collapsed cases, failed investigations and data loss. But while the introduction of Deferred Prosecution […]

Tagged With: DPAs, evidence, fraud, prosecution, serious fraud office, SFO

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