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Recommendation 75
75
Accepted
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Create a sustainable pipeline of fraud specialists with fair pay scales for retention.
Recommendation
We recommend the Home Office, working collaboratively with forces and the NCA, create a sustainable pipeline of fraud specialists, with fair pay scales that will encourage retention.
Government Response Summary
The government is developing a "People Strategy" for Economic Crime to address recruitment and retention challenges, reviewing fraud training, and establishing a National Fraud Squad with over 400 new specialist investigators to create a pipeline.
Paragraph Reference:
192
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
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105. We are working with City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud, and the NCA’s National Economic Crime Centre to develop a “People Strategy” for Economic Crime. This will address recruitment and retention challenges for Economic Crime, including fraud. This will also consider opportunities to exchange people and counter-fraud skills across the public and private sectors. 106. We are also working with College of Policing to review the fundamental training offered to police officers relevant for fraud, including digital skills, so we can identify opportunities for improvement. 107. We are setting up a new National Fraud Squad dedicated to pursuing the most sophisticated and harmful fraudsters, with over 400 new specialist investigators, and have made tackling fraud a priority for police forces in England and Wales.