Collaboration and leadership bolsters anti-fraud response – IFED

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Detective chief inspector Tom Hill, head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, explains how the force is best suited to tackle fraud in its position as a National Lead Force

There are often questions around why the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department is a National Lead Force (NLF) for fraud within a territorial police force, rather than a completely separate force with no local policing responsibilities.  

The City of London Police became NLF for fraud in 2008. This status encompasses the force dealing with many aspects of economic crime, from complex investigations to hosting the UK’s reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, Action Fraud.  

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