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February 2008 is the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Fraud Advisory Panel. To mark the occasion the Panel will be hosting a full day conference on Fraud: Prevention is better than cure and a gala dinner on 17 June 2008 in London. Please mark the date in your diaries now. Further details will shortly be available.
Members are reminded that the membership subscriptions for the 2008 year have increased to £53 for individuals and £1060 for corporate members.
In December 2007 the Panel published two practical guides on identity fraud - one for businesses, the other for individuals. These guides are based on the Cybercrime Working Group's previously successful publication Identity Fraud: Do you know the signs? and cover the ways in which identity fraud can manifest itself, how to detect identity fraud, and what individuals and businesses can do to reduce the risk of becoming a victim. The guides are available to download free from the FAP website. [link to the publications page of the main website]
In November the Panel, in conjunction with the Finance and Leasing Association, published a short guide Fraud in the Private Sector: An introduction to law enforcement in the United Kingdom which provides an overview of the main criminal justice agencies that have a remit to investigate and prosecute some types of fraud against the private sector. The guide is available to download free from the FAP website. [link to the publications page of the main website]
The Panel has published an occasional paper outlining the proceedings of its Fraud in Research: Is it new or just not true? conference held in May. The paper covers good research governance, misconduct in science, the role of editors in fostering research integrity, whistle blowing and the investigation of fraud in clinical research. The paper is available to download free from the FAP website. [link to the other publications section of the main website]
Other News
The Law Commission has published a consultation paper entitled Reforming Bribery. The deadline for submissions is 20 March 2008. The consultation paper is available from the Law Commission website www.lawcom.gov.uk/current_consultations.htm.
On 10th October 2007 the Government announced, as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, £29m of new funding to implement the key recommendations of the Fraud Review.
In November the Registrars General of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland announced that they intend to implement the scheme to disclose death registration information in January 2008. The supply of death information will commence in April 2008. Further information is available from the GRO website www.gro.gov.uk.
The All Party Parliamentary Committee on Identity Fraud published its final report on 6 October 2007 which sets out key recommendations to tackle identity fraud. The report is available from www.idfraud.org.uk.
Special Offer
Informa Law are pleased to offer members of the Fraud Advisory Panel an exclusive 10% discount on a subscription to Lloyd's Law Reports: Financial Crime - a new set of law reports dedicated exclusively to financial crime case law (www.llrfinancialcrime.com).
To subscribe, or for more information, please contact Beatrix Vermes at email: beatrix.vermiz@informa.com or Tel: 020 7017 5934. Please be sure to mention that you are a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel when contacting Informa.
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