National Federation of Fraud Forums
On the 12 June 2008 at a meeting of the 9 regional fraud forums it was agreed to formerly establish the National Federation of Fraud Forums. Alan Brown of the North East Fraud Forum was elected as the Chair and Alan Day from the London Fraud Forum was elected as Vice-Chair. This newly formed body will represent the regional forums as a single voice on national matters and provide a platform for sharing best practice between the regions.
Alan Brown
Chairman of the North East Fraud Forum Management Board. Alan was a member of Northumbria Police for 33 years,retiring in 2000 as the Deputy Chief Constable. He was awarded the Queens Police Medal in 1996 and has a vast range of experience in Policing matters and has lectured in a wide variety of forums including North and South America,where he undertook projects on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He developed a particular interest in intelligence sharing and working in Partnerships,introducing some pioneering systems into the North East whilst working as the Home Office Regional Director between 2000 and 2005,where he had responsibility for Crime Reduction and Drugs Strategy and Neighbourhood Renewal .
Senior Audit & Investigations Manager - Fraud & Security, Transport for London and Chair, London Fraud Forum. Alan is the Senior Audit & Investigations Manager - Fraud & Security at Transport for London. He is responsible for the awareness, prevention, detection and investigation of serious fraud throughout the TfL organisation.
Prior to joining TfL, Alan was a career soldier for 29 years. He has a BA (Hons) in Economics & Politics, and a MA in Security Management. Alan is currently on the Steering Group of the London Public Sector Counter Fraud Partnership and is the Chair of the London Fraud Forum
National Fraud Strategic Authority
The National Fraud Strategic Authority (NFSA) was established on 1 October 2008. An Executive Agency of the Attorney General's Office, will coordinate activity across the whole economy, private and public sectors, to make the UK a hostile environment for fraudsters.