1. Professionalising Fraud Investigators Dr Mark Button, Reader in Criminology and Director of Centre for Counter Fraud Studies

2. The Challenge of Fraud  Growing problem  Increasingly sophisticated  Law enforcement less interested  Need for professionalism to effectively tackle  New ways of thinking about fraud: countering it for competitive advantage  Route to profession so far dominated by the public sector

3. What is a Profession?  A System of Accreditation and Certification  An Educational Programme  A Body of Knowledge and Professional Journals  A Recognised Association  Standards and a Code of Ethics

4. The Counter Fraud Professional Accreditation/Education Route  Pre 1999  No Minimum Structure of Training  Training ad-hoc on a local basis  No evaluation of skills or knowledge  Culture of practices continued that pre-dated Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act 1996

5. Public Sector Led Professionalisation  London Boroughs Fraud Investigation Group  1998 Green Paper on Welfare Reform followed by White Paper  Code of Conduct  Professional Qualifications  High Quality Training  Seconding of Staff  Training and Education: PINS and DCFS  Creation of Professional Accreditation Boards: Health v Local Authority/DWP  Merger of two PABS

6. Counter Fraud Professional Accreditation Boards Current Membership  Members of Board  Department for Work and Pensions  Job Centre Plus  Local Authorities in Britain  Department of Health  NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service  HM Revenue and Customs  Identity and Passport Service  Child Support Agency  Capita (Teceris) Ltd  KPMG  CIPFA  The UK Border Agency

7. Creation of Foundation Level of Training  Core Mandatory Subjects  Recognised by Counter Fraud Professional Accreditation Board  Accredited by HEI to at least 40 Level 4 (Year 1) Credits  Leads to Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist

8. Cont’d  Accredited Counter Fraud Officer (Replaced by ACFS)  Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS)  Accredited Counter Fraud Manager (ACFM)  Certified Counter Fraud Specialist (CCFS)  Accredited Counter Fraud Trainer (ACFT)  Graduate Counter Fraud Specialist (GCFS)  New  Accredited Counter Fraud Technician (ACFTech)

9. Creation of Higher Education Qualifications  University of Portsmouth: Institute of Criminal Justice Studies  CertHE in Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies  BSc (Hons) in Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies  MSc Counter Fraud and Counter Corruption Studies  University of Teeside/University of Wolverhampton

10. PAB Awards By Sector

11. Other Accreditations  Association of Certified Fraud Examiners  CFE  The National Fraud Authority proposals

12. A Body of Knowledge and Professional Journals

13. A Recognised Association?

14. The Status of Support Functions?

15. Standards and a Code of Ethics?

16. Overview  Largest group of fraud investigators in country (only 524 police officers dedicated to fraud)  Nationally recognised training and education with further opportunities through National Fraud Authority  Hopefully address private sector gap  Still much work to do to achieve profession!