Theft in United Kingdom

Introduction

The Theft Acts

There is more information about The Theft Acts in the main entry about this section.

The Fraud Act 2006

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Stealing under the Theft Act

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Actus Reus of Theft

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The Mens Rea of Theft

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The Fraud Act 2006

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Common Elements of the Fraud Offence

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Fraud by False Representation

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Fraud by Failing to Disclose Information

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Fraud by Abuse of Position

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Obtaining Services Dishonestly

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Other Fraud Act Provisions

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Other Offences Involving Fraud

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False Accounting

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False Statements by Company Directors, etc

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Suppression, etc, of Documents

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Conspiracy to Defraud

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Conspiracy to Defraud Defined

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Making off without Payment

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Robbery

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Burglary and Related Offences

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Burglary

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Burglary in Respect of a Dwelling

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Aggravated Burglary

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Trespass with Intent to Commit a Sexual Offence

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Going Equipped and Possession of Articles to Commit Fraud

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Going Equipped

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Possession of Articles for Fraud

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Making or Supplying Articles for use in Frauds

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Offences of Temporary Deprivation of Property

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Removal of Articles for Places Open to the Public

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Taking a Motor Vehicle or Other Conveyance Without Authority

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Taking a Conveyance

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Driving or Allowing Oneself to be Carried by a ‘Taken’ Conveyance

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Aggravated Vehicle-taking

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11. Abstracting Electricity and Related Offences

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Abstracting Electricity

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Dishonest Telephone Use

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Blackmail

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Handling Stolen Goods and Related Offences

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Handling Stolen Goods

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Dishonestly Retaining a Wrongful Credit

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Advertising Rewards for Return of Goods Stolen or Lost

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Money Laundering

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Charging Money Laundering or Handling?

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Procedure and Enforcement

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Case Management

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Search for Stolen Goods

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Restitution

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Deprivation

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Husband and Wife

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Privilege

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Resources

• Theft Act 1968
• Theft Act 1978
• Theft (Amendment) Act 1996
• Fraud Act 2006
• Criminal Law Act 1977 ss 1 and 5
• Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ss 32740
• Fraud Protocol: Control and Management of Heavy Fraud and Other Complex Criminal Cases
• Guidance on the Use of the Common Law Offence of Conspiracy to Defraud
• Criminal Procedure

Theft

This section offers a description about Theft in the study of crimes in the English law.

Definition of Theft

Theft is probably best defined by reference to the theft act 1968.

Scottish Law: Theft in the Past

In the Scotch law, this is a proper and technical word and signifies the secret and felonious abstraction of the property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) of another for sake of lucre, without his consent. Alison, Princ. Cr. Law of Scotl. 250. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

Resources

Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about theft is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including theft.

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