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This article considers the use of the UK Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in order to explore the history of British intelligence. While the intelligence and security agencies are themselves exempt from the Act, releasing only such archival material into the public domain as they see fit, the article will argue that this does not mean that FOI cannot be used productively in this area. Rather, by adopting a wider definition of ‘intelligence’, as advocated by Wesley K. Wark in this journal in 1992, FOI can be used as part of a broader research strategy to secure the release of information that allows the archival study of intelligence to move beyond the material released by the agencies themselves. The article will illustrate this point by drawing on relevant examples of successful FOI requests, while also highlighting some of the related practical challenges and limitations that its use has revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article gives an update of Criminal Law Legislation. It presents a review of the statutory instruments, bills before Parliament and consultation papers published by the law commission. The bills before parliament include Armed Forces Bill, Criminal Defence Service Bill, Fraud Bill, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, Road Safety Bill, Terrorism Bill and Violent Crime Reduction Bill.

The article offers information on the intelligence-led policing which is also known as intelligence-driven policing in Australia. It reports that intelligence-led policing, which is commonly used in the Australian law enforcement, aims to reduce crime rates. It discusses the origin of the policing which is reported to originate from Great Britain in the late 1980s to address policing issues. The intelligence-led policing objectives interpreted in the Great Britain National Intelligence Model which are disseminated by the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) are also presented including the targeting of offenders, crime management, and crime prevention.

This paper examines the response of Great Britain to its treaty obligation requiring European Community countries to remove frontier controls between member states by 1992. it examines the role that intelligence can play in antiterrorism and British reform of its policing system. It also argues that police officers too often see intelligence as an aid to operational success rather than as a tool for the strategic management of resources. it analyzes the nature of intelligence and the problems associated with police understanding of the concept. Finally, it describes the changes that are taking place in British policing and the proposed organization of the National Criminal intelligence Unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents information on the Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002 in Great Britain. Provision; Appointment of a Money Laundering Reporting Officer; Responsibility of lawyers to report transactions to the National Criminal Intelligence Services.