Agenda item

Commissioner and Chief Officers to be heard.

Members received a verbal update from the Commissioner and Chief Officers.

There continued to be a significant level of fraud reporting in January – March 2021. This was being managed as best as possible, with a focus on victim response and experience.

Since the last meeting the Economic & Cyber Crime Committee had met. This group would routinely scrutinise with work of NLF in greater detail.

Members received a verbal update from the Commissioner and Chief Officers.

There continued to be a significant level of fraud reporting in January – March 2021. This was being managed as well as possible, with a focus on victim response and experience.

Since the last meeting, the Economic & Cyber Crime Committee had met. This group would routinely scrutinise the work of NLF in greater detail.

A workshop on NLF was held before the Board meeting.

Regarding communications and engagement, a weekly strategic communications and engagement group meeting was being held. This involved leads from the COLP Media Team, Corporate Affairs, policy at the Force, Innovation and Growth and COL Communications. There had been some media activity as a result on pension and holiday fraud.

Other engagements planned included Policing Plan Priorities and releases around Cyber Resilience, The Force was working on round tables with RUSI on the Online Harms Bill to which Members will be invited. The Force were looking to improve and drive information packs out to PCCs and report this through ECCC and COLPAB as appropriate.

RESOLVED, that the update be noted.