Organised crime

Organised crime

The Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) introduced an offence of participating in the activities of an organised crime group, the aim of which is to:

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reduce the level of serious and organised crime affecting the UK, and
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send a clear message to discourage corrupt and complicit professionals and others who provide the materials, services, infrastructure, information and other support that organised crime groups need

The participation offence is committed where an individual takes part in any activities they know or reasonably suspect are criminal activities of an organised crime group, or that the person knows or reasonably suspects will help an organised crime group to carry on criminal activities.

Participation

Participation means taking part in any activities that the person knows or reasonably suspects:

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are criminal activities of an organised crime group, or
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will help an organised crime group to carry on criminal activities

This is very general in nature.

Criminal activities

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