What the training covers

• Identifying and assessing the value and weight of information received during the course of an investigation that may be converted into evidence
• The difference between intelligence and evidence
• What legislative powers are available and how to apply them
• How to identify potential witnesses
• The procedures for handling a witness
• How to construct an effective witness statement
• The difference between recognition and identification
• How the Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act impact on evidence gathering
• The importance of recognising confidential and/or sensitive material
• Key sources and what can be obtained through open source intelligence (OSINT)
• The ‘rules’ governing notebook completion
• The accurate recording of information in an investigators notebook

Students have the opportunity to assess their learning through the completion of a multiple choice question test and, on successful completion, receive a certificate to evidence their Continuing Professional Development.  The course is delivered by experienced and qualified Counter Fraud trainers who are subject matter experts in their field.