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Unexplained wealth orders: The NCA claim to have reached a “milestone”

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered almost £10 million worth of properties and cash from a Leeds-based businessman, Mr Mansoor Mahmood Hussain, in civil recovery proceedings emanating from an unexplained wealth order (UWO).[1]

Commenting on the announcement, the NCA Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre, Mr Graeme Biggar, said: “This case is a milestone, demonstrating the power of Unexplained Wealth Orders, with significant implications for how we pursue illicit finance in the UK.”[2]

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ICO Muscle Flexing – Draft Guidance on Regulatory Action

Recent months have seen the media awash with warnings of the heightened data breach risks as many of us adapt to working from home. What an opportune moment then for the ICO to publish for consultation its draft guidance on how it will regulate and enforce data privacy laws in the UK post-Brexit, including issuing penalty notices for such breaches. Once finalised, the guidance will complement the ICO’s Regulatory Action Policy, setting out the watchdog’s  approach to the use of its regulatory tool kit and the punitive power it wields.

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