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New Specialist E-Crime Unit Announced
Following on from his pledge of support for the fraud prevention community at Prove-ID, E-crime Minister Vernon Coaker has today announced a new £7million police unit dedicated to tackling cybercrime and internet fraud.
Support
The new unit will be known as the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and will support the new National Fraud Reporting Centre when it comes into force in 2009. The Attorney General Baroness Scotland said:
"The new e-crime unit will work closely with the National Fraud Reporting Centre and National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, both currently in development, recognising the fact the majority of e-crime is fraud-related. I believe this relationship will deliver a strong and emphatic response to fraudsters and help encourage public confidence in electronic services and communication.
Structure
The unit will provide specialist officer training as well as co-ordinating cross-force initiatives to detect and prosecute cyber-crime. The £7million funding will be funded with £3.5million of government funding and £3.9 million from the Metropolitan Police. It is believed that PCeU will have different responsibilities than CEOP as it will not deal with crimes against children, and that although it will work closely with SOCA there will be no overlap in duties.
Vernon Coaker commented that:
“The Police Central e-crime Unit will play a vital role in helping police forces across the country improve skills and techniques needed to clamp down on e-crime.”
PCeU is due to commence operation in early 2009.
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