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 Howard Shaw - Chair
Howard Shaw has been a member of the Institute since the Constitution was changed, allowing those who do not hold the ACFS qualification to join. Howard was, in fact, the first member to join following this change and has served on the Executive Committee and as Vice-Chair, before being elected to the Chair in May 2010.
Howard has spent 29 years in the Metropolitan police specialising in economic crime investigation and prevention. Howard is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel (Fraud Prevention Working Group) and an active member of Transparency International.
To contact Howard Shaw
Email : chair@icfs.org.uk
Telephone :
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 | | |  Dave Foley - Vice Chair
David has recently joined the RSM Bentley Jennison as Senior Manager within the Business Integrity & Investigations Service, having responsibility for the delivery of our services across the south east of England, inclusive of London. David has worked within the counter fraud arena for 7 years, having worked previously in law enforcement and security industry for 9 years. David is an Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist and an Accredited Financial Investigator. David has previously worked in a number of roles within the NHS Counter Fraud & Security Management Service, having undertaken management of their national Dental Fraud Team and latterly the London Regional Team. David has led on a number of high profile projects and investigations, resulting in the introduction of financial investigation and asset tracing, UK and international recovery work within NHS. David has also led on a number of successful investigations which have been reported upon in the national press and media. David was awarded Counter Fraud Specialist of the Year during 2005 for his leadership and ability in securing a conviction involving a large value fraud case. During his role within the Metropolitan Police Service, David played key roles in high profile intelligence and proactive operations, resulting in crime and harm reduction. This work resulted in being awarded with an Assistant Commissioner Commendation for his role. David's experience and media handling training enables him to communicate effectively at all levels, which providing professional advice and guidance on technical approaches to proactive and reactive counter fraud work.
To contact Dave Foley
Email : Vice-Chair@ICFS.org.uk or david.foley@rsmtenon.com
Telephone : 0207 920 3200
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| | |  Tom Shield - Secretary
Tom has worked in Local Authority counter-fraud for over ten years. In that time he has dealt with most types of fraud which can affect councils; tenancy, benefits, Blue Badges, Disability support services, housing grants and internal fraud. Tom qualified as an ACFS in early 2002 and has worked jointly with the Police, HMRC, DWP and the UK Border Agency in a variety of complex cases. He is a police-trained surveillance driver, is experienced in the seizure and forensic examination of IT devices and has delivered the public sector fraud training programme to the Metropolitan Police Detective Training School. Although his Masters degree in Modern Scandinavian Studies probably wasn’t the best preparation for career in counter-fraud, Tom is committed, through the I.C.F.S., to developing the profession of the Counter-Fraud Specialist.
To contact Tom Shield
Email : info@icfs.org.uk or secretary@icfs.org.uk
Telephone : 020 8937 1276
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| | |  Sandra Bell - Membership Secretary
Sandra's background was in Local Authority Housing and Council Tax Benefit Fraud, qualifying as an Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist in 2002. In 2007 she joined the NHS as a Local Counter Fraud Specialist with South Coast Audit, where she completed her BSc (Hons) in Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies. Sandra is now in Devon with Audit South West providing Counter Fraud services to a number of NHS Organisations in Devon and Cornwall. Sandra acts as a focal point within the Institute for all Membership matters
To contact Sandra Bell
Email : membership@icfs.org.uk
Telephone : 07795 953101
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| | |  Anthony Christmas - Treasurer
Anthony is a Manager in the Forensic and Investigations Services department of Grant Thornton UK LLP. He has been with the firm for seven years, and qualified with them as an accountant in 2006.
Anthony has a range of investigation experiences from the large - investigating allegedly fraudulent multi-billion dollar multi-jurisdictional investment schemes - to the small - investigating the activities of alleged "hand-in-the-till" employees. In addition to investigations, Anthony has also assisted in a number of accounting expert witness cases, including into alleged overcharging in the aluminium industry, breaches of contract by local and national governments with alleged consequential loss, and disputes in the insurance and private equity sectors.
Anthony spent two years on secondment to the Serious Fraud Office, and has been authorised by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills on numerous occasions to perform statutory investigations into companies and their activities.
To contact Anthony Christmas
Email : treasurer@icfs.org.uk
Telephone :
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| | |  Iain Macmillan - Scottish Representative
Iain started investigating public sector fraud in 2001, helping to tackle the problem of benefits fraud, with Department for Work and Pensions. In 2007, after completing a bachelors degree in Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies, Iain joined NHS Scotland, Counter Fraud Services, where he investigates fraud and corruption in and against the health service.
To contact Iain Macmillan
Email :
Telephone : 01506 705232
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| | |  Duncan Warmington - Executive Member
Duncan is the Technical Specialist in the Counter Fraud Practice of the Audit Commission with a specific responsibility for the Commission's annual fraud survey and collecting fraud and corruption data. Duncan undertakes research and helps write the Protecting the Public Purse report, as well as identifying and developing good counter fraud and corruption practice. He also runs "Changing Organisational Cultures" workshops, a toolkit to help public bodies develop counter fraud cultures. Duncan spent over 15 years as a Senior Investigator in local government, as well as time at the Benefits Agency. His professional and voluntary work with the Court Service, the Probation Service and in prisons gives him an extensive knowledge of the criminal justice system. Duncan has an MSc in Counter Fraud and Counter Corruption and a BSc in Counter Fraud and Criminal Justice Studies.
To contact Duncan Warmington
Email : d-warmington@audit-commission.gov.uk
Telephone :
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| | |  Justin Warren - Executive Member
Justin began his career investigating fraud in 1991 for various government agencies, including a spell with Local Authorities as a Corporate Fraud Manager, during this time he sat on government working parties in developing benefit fraud strategies. In 2003, Justin joined the NHS as a Regional Fraud Manager leading a team of specialists for an NHS Audit Consortium, where many cases he had overseen attracted national media attention. As a professionally skilled investigator he has used this advantage to introduce highly successful anti-fraud strategies within organisations and he has a keen interest in developing awareness and training further and wider, recently assisting TV producers on programs such as BBC Saints and Sinners and BBC Crimewatch Roadshow. Justin is currently Group Anti-Bribery Compliance Manager for a FTSE30 in developing, introducing and monitoring an anti-bribery compliance programme for the Groups businesses worldwide, particularly the UK Bribery Act and the US FCPA. Working within the Group Security Directorate providing a focal support unit with global reach providing leadership, guidance and expertise primarily in the areas of preventative security, incident and crisis management and managing the risk of fraud and bribery. Operating within the UK, Canada, USA, Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, Trinidad & Tobago, Egypt and outsourced operations in South Africa, Mexico and India. Getting involvement at Executive Committee level within the Institute he hopes to promote the good, solid, hard work investigators undertake and to improve the profession. Justin is also an industry representative of GAIN, the Government Agency Intelligence Network. Having studied law during his early years of investigation, he returned to academia and is now in his final year of the BSc Counter Fraud & Criminal Justice Degree at Portsmouth University. Justin is also a governor for a community primary school.
To contact Justin Warren
Email : mail@justinwarren.co.uk
Telephone : 07557 612 081
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| | |  Christopher Freeman - Executive Member
Christopher has now been in local authority fraud prevention and investigation for over ten years. In 2006 he was appointed to his current role as Fraud Manager, making him one of the youngest people in the UK to ever have held such a position within local government at just 24. He sees ongoing professional development as key to progression and after completing the Professionalism in Security (PINS) standard and management-level qualifications Christopher has gone on to become an accredited financial investigator (and confiscator), earn a BTEC professional diploma in Financial Investigation and is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Fraud Management. Alongside his normal duties Christopher is the Chairman for the Local Authority Investigation Officers' Group (LAIOG) for the East of England, having held the position since 2008 and has been a member of the LAIOG National Executive Committee since 2010. He is a member of the Institute of Counter Fraud Specialists and was elected to the Executive Committee in May 2011. Christopher is also a freelance trainer currently delivering an online course for the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuations (IRRV) .
To contact Christopher Freeman
Email :
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