New financial penalties for environmental offences
Water companies who commit environmental offences could face quicker penalties of up to £500,000, under changes being considered by the government. A consultation has been launched to expand and strengthen the current range of financial penalties available to the Environment Agency in a bid to clamp down on more offences. Currently, the Environment Agency struggles […]
Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences
A record number of gang leaders have been charged for ‘county lines’ offences in the past year following targeted police action through the government’s County Lines Programme. More than 1,120 senior gang members have been charged and over 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in the 12 months since July 2024, due to targeted policing of key […]