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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging all small business owners to thoroughly check candidates’ applications, according to the Nottingham Post. Nearly one in five members have taken on an employee who had used a false reference, an FSB survey has found. The FSB collaborated with BBC1′s Fake Britain on a survey of 1,800 …

A persistent shoplifter from Mansfield has been given a two-year antisocial behaviour order, according to the Nottingham Post. Over the last 13 years, Shirley Storer, 32, of Grove Road, Church Warsop, has posed a problem for shop workers in the centre and surrounding retail parks due to her persistent thieving and aggressive behaviour. For the …

The Coventry Telegraph reports that, unlike almost every other crime in Coventry, shoplifting in the city centre is on the up. Shoplifting at city’s West Orchard centre has remained fairly constant in the last few years, despite a rise nationally. One of the reasons for that is the high definition CCTV cameras set up in …

The Herald reports that around £8 million has been seized from criminals over the past year under proceeds of crime laws. The Crown Office said assets worth £3.6 million were recovered through the courts in 2013/14 from criminals’ illegal profits, while a further £4.4 million in assets were seized by the authorities using civil recovery …

The Guardian reports that according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, shoplifting is up 6% on average, year on year. Across England and Wales, police recorded 317,027 shoplifting offences in 2013, with 34 of the 43 force areas recording an increase compared with the previous year. The 2013 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) …

The Mirror carries a story about Harry Hankinson, a pensioner and career thief who has committed more than 500 crimes, who could be banned from all stores in a town centre. A pensioner and career thief who has committed more than 500 crimes could be banned from stores in a town centre after going on …