Regional e-crime units land £30m funding

Stuart Sumner
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Money is part of the additional £650m set aside by the government in October to tackle cyber crime

The government has agreed to provide £30m in funding for regional e-crime units, according to Janet Williams, deputy assistant commissioner of specialist operations within the Metropolitan Police S...

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