The Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist Handbook
The Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist Handbook offers an in-depth, step-by-step guide to counter fraud work in England and Wales, focusing on each individual stage of the investigation process. Covering all of the elements required for successful completion of the ACFS qualification, the handbook provides a comprehensive guide to all of the key components of an efficient, legally compliant and professional fraud investigation.
Coverage includes:
- The emergence of the Counter Fraud Specialist
- Legislation relating to fraud (including the Fraud Act, Bribery Act, Theft Acts) and investigations (including the Human Rights Act, Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act, and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act)
- Organising and planning an investigation
- Covert investigation
- Investigative Interviewing
- Rules of disclosure and evidence
- Courtroom procedures
- Civil law
The handbook concludes with a compendium of resources, with details of relevant organisations, legislation, codes of practice, and model forms, making The Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist Handbook the complete resource for trainee, recently appointed and experienced Counter Fraud Specialists alike.