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Weekly corporate crime update: ECCTA information-sharing guidance, CrimPR and Privy Council rule changes, OTSI launch, APP fraud reimbursement rules, SFO, FCA, HSE actions—10 October 2024

Published on: 10 October 2024

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Investigating criminal conduct

Home Office issues guidance on Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act The Home Office has released guidance on the information-sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023). It outlines provisions to help ensure businesses comply with the new measures, together with practical points for organisations, including arrangements for cross-sector sharing, obligations for law enforcement reporting, UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, and customer redress. See: LNB News 04/10/2024 39.

Criminal procedure and evidence

CrimPR changes by Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2024 come into force The amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759 (CrimPR) made by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2024, SI 2024/842, took effect on 7 October 2024 (unless stated otherwise). These measures and changes therefore come into force...

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