We had 68 students join us from across Y12, Y13 and Access to Level 3 in Law, Citizenship and Psychology to hear about the work of the Crown Prospection Service, and specifically the Proceeds of Crime division.
Students had the opportunity to act as prosecutors to decide whether to take defendants to court, and their reliability as witnesses was tested.
Beth Chisholm is a caseworker for the CPS Proceeds of Crime division, and a former Law lecturer at NSFC, and she was joined by Adrian Foster who is the Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Proceeds of Crime division. Adrian oversees 170 staff and his department is involved in confiscating criminal assets across England & Wales, but also internationally. Adrian shared stories with us about a recent Bitcoin investigation and he gave us insight into the Hatton Garden burglary where over £13m worth of gold and jewellery were stolen, among other national cases.
This was a really outstanding opportunity for our students to hear more about the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, and we wanted to especially thank Beth and Adrian for giving the students so much time, and providing a fascinating insight into this area of the legal profession.
