How are police resources able to cope with the additional fraud reports and intelligence generated by the NFIB – especially with cuts in public spending on the horizon?
The NFIB is concentrating on those cases that meet set criteria for further assessment and allocation and add real value to forces. The volume of packages passed to any one force is not excessive but has the potential to assist forces, which can then respond with a range of options. Assigning police resources to conduct a full criminal investigation is just one option. Other options include the use of disruption and prevention tactics. Police forces set their own policing priorities, and it is for each chief officer to determine how their force responds to the fraud reports and intelligence they receive from the NFIB, based on a range of factors. These include an assessment of the most appropriate response and the availability of resources.
Related Questions
- How will existing Hume staff resources be able to maintain support levels for additional Brigades and Groups during the transition period?
- How is fraud data being securely transferred from forces and key stakeholders to the NFIB, without impacting on their resources?
- What criteria does the NFIB use to decide if an intelligence report should be passed on to a police force for investigation?
