‘In this edition of FOCUS, Valerie Charbit and Jack Talbot analyse Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: Fraud in the Digital Age. 2025 saw annual losses caused by fraud total £2.3 billion, accounting for almost half of all recorded crime. 80% of those offences were due to digital or internet-facilitated fraud. This important report tackles failures in the system, a lack of joined up policy and enforcement, and makes strong recommendations to government to tackle the endemic robustly, together with practical suggestions to increase the effective restraint of assets and encourage early pleas. As Jonathan says, the government must “take the fight to fraud” by effecting “structural reform, not minor adjustment… to restore credible deterrence, protect victims and safeguard the integrity of the UK economy.”’
Red Lion Chambers, 17th August 2026
Source: redlionchambers.substack.com
