City of London Police force is to implement a scheme hiring private law firms to pursue criminal suspects for profit . Primarily targeting cyber criminals , the scheme involves police officers passing on details of suspects and cases to the law firms , which will , in turn , use the civil justice system to seize the money . The police force believes it will be a more effective way of tackling fraud , which is now the biggest form of crime in the UK .
City of London Police force is to pilot a scheme hiring private law firms to pursue criminal suspects for profit. Primarily targeting cyber criminals, the scheme involves police officers passing on details of suspects and cases to the law firms, which will, in turn, use the civil court system to seize the money. The police force believes it will be a more effective way of tackling fraud, which is now the biggest type of crime in the UK.