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A Members Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament in June last year by MSP James Kelly to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 has been supported by a majority of the Justice Committee.  The 2012 Act came into force in March 2012. It introduced two new criminal offences: one

Police Scotland’s annual festive drink driving campaign is now under way, and will run until Tuesday 2nd January.  During this time, the police will be conducting high visibility patrols and roadside checks across Scotland to catch drivers who have taken to the roads while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The drink drive limit

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) recently published details of action taken against drivers who had failed to pay their fines.  Clamping vehicles is one of a number of measures available to the SCTS for recovering unpaid fines. Other measures include freezing bank accounts, arresting wages, taking money directly from benefits and even arresting

A woman has received a prison sentence of over six years after being convicted of money laundering offences. Fen Chen, Ying Lin and two associates were part of a group of Chinese money launders who were responsible for paying more than £1.8 million in criminal cash into London high street banks in a period of

DVLA has launched new advertising campaign warning drivers of the consequences of failing to tax their cars.   DVLA holds the records of more than 39 million vehicles in the country. Its new campaign focuses on the fact that for those who think they can get away with not taxing their car, DVLA can and