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Nick Ephgrave QPM has been announced as the new Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) by the Attorney General, Victoria Prentis KC MP.
Mr Ephgrave was selected following an open and transparent competition and will take up the appointment at the end of September for an initial term of five years. He will replace the outgoing Director, Lisa Osofsky.
The @UKSFO has published MoU with @TheFCA replacing the Joint Protocol from 2014. The MoU entitled "Principles of co-operation between the SFO and FCA" is to establish a framework for cooperation, coordination and information sharing.
https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/corporate/mou-fca-sfo-principles-cooperation.pdf
City of London Police has awarded Capita a contract to deliver customer contact and victim engagement services for its new fraud reporting service.
They have agreed on a deal to run from 2024 for five years at a value of approximately £50 million, with option to extend for two more, adding £20 million.
City of London Police has appointed two new suppliers to provide the fraud and cybercrime reporting service which will replace Action Fraud.
https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/june/new-suppliers-appointed-for-action-fraud-service-replacement/?mc_cid=c5bf275671&mc_eid=72e89a1d85
It is become a feature of the modern world; you receive a text or email from an unfamiliar sender, blue hyperlink aglow, and the hairs on the back of your neck tingle. Are you about to fall victim to a scam?
https://www.ftadviser.com/companies/2023/05/18/govt-fraud-proposals-unlikely-to-impact-organised-crime/
More than £1.2 billion was stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in 2022, according to new data from banking and finance industry group UK Finance.
https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/more-than-1-2bn-lost-to-fraud-in-the-uk-in-2022/
https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/fraud-strategy-fails-to-recognise-challenges-of-police-investigations-and-impact-on-victims-says-apcc/
The City of London Law Society published a report on the future of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 20 April, which calls for urgent and focused reform of the SFO in light of the setbacks faced by the SFO in recent years in delivering on its mission to prosecute complex fraud and bribery.
https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/city-of-london-law-society-recommends-urgent-reform-of-the-serious-fraud-office
A specialist new unit has been launched to lead the UK’s work on international crime.
The Joint International Crime Centre consolidates and enhances the UK’s capabilities around international law enforcement co-operation and co-ordination.
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/joint-international-crime-centre-launches
Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli summarises the key findings of an IEA report into the performance of the Serious Fraud Office.
https://www.rahmanravelli.co.uk/articles/the-sfo-an-assessment-by-the-institute-of-economic-affairs//
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