Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many officials in the Department for Business and Trade hold qualifications recognised under the Government Counter Fraud Profession framework; and how many are accredited at (1) Foundation, (2) Practitioner, (3) Advanced Practitioner (4) Investigation Manager, or (5) Senior Investigation Officer level under the Counter Fraud Investigator Standard.

The Public Sector Fraud Authority administers the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP), which holds records of Government officials who have achieved Practitioner member or Affiliate status under the GCFP standards.

• 2 DBT Officials hold qualifications recognised under the GCFP framework.
• 4 Officials hold accreditation under the Counter Fraud Investigator Standard at the following level:

(1) Foundation – 0

(2) Practitioner – 1

(3) Advanced Practitioner – 3

Of these:

(4) Investigation Manager - 3

(5) Senior Investigation Officer – 1

Officials are also enrolled with the PSFA for forthcoming GCFP training and qualifications with the PSFA.