Abstract

This chapter highlights a number of externally funded specialist units that investigate specific types of fraud which impact particular sectors. These include the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), and the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU). The PIPCU prioritises serious and organised IP crime that causes significant harm or damage to the UK economy or individual victims, with a particular focus on internet-enabled counterfeiting and digital content theft. Since its inception, the IFED has worked closely with the insurance industry, regulators, police forces, and other stakeholders with regard to insurance fraud. Meanwhile, the DCPCU focuses on tackling payment crime affecting the UK card and banking industry.