The North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) is delighted to announce the incorporation of the North East Fraud Forum (NEFF), with immediate effect.
As part of a regional crime prevention strategy, the NEBRC operates across the region having developed a successful role in helping to protect businesses from cyber crime and fraud.
As a not-for-profit, independent, limited company, the NEBRC is funded by private corporate business, the Home Office and Police, while leaning on key academia support and strong links across the policing, public and private regional networks to provide the latest advice to SME members. The unit is headed up by Superintendent Rebecca Chapman.
This strong and established infrastructure, backed by financial support, offered NEFF the ideal and timely opportunity to become part of the region’s active anti-fraud strategy.
The swelling of expertise within NEBRC is also allowing the team to work towards becoming a certifying body for the respected Counter Fraud Fundamentals IASME scheme, after already achieving the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
Supt Rebecca Chapman said: “The NEBRC provides an excellent platform to take NEFF to the next stage, and it’s a move that is set to benefit all our existing and new NEFF members across the region.
“We recognise the potential of NEFF being developed to the next level by the NEBRC, which will undoubtedly increase the region’s resilience to fraud. This will all translate into more safety and assurance for existing businesses as well as give confidence to new industries that are looking to invest in the North East.”
Alan Brown, original founder of NEFF added: “In order to maintain a crucial and relevant role in developing the ability to combat fraud across both the public and private sectors we are delighted to have joined forces with the NEBRC.
“NEFF has provided a relevant and meaningful service since its formation in 2003 but we believe we can have a greater impact working now with some of the region’s leading crime prevention and detection experts. By sharing our resources and expertise, it can only benefit businesses and the public as a whole in the long term. It’s good news for the public and bad news for criminals.”
