Research and analysis

Exploring the role of the Financial Investigator

Explores the role of a financial investigator, their contribution to investigations and the tools that they use.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 1 November 2018

Documents

Exploring the Role of the Financial Investigator: Report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78655-722-3, Home Office Research Report 104

PDF, 884 KB, 52 pages

Exploring the role of the Financial Investigator: Research brief

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78655-723-0

PDF, 333 KB, 7 pages

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Details

In November 2018, the Home Office published the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, which stated the government’s intention to increase the use of financial investigation – an investigative discipline concerned with exploring the finances that relate to criminal activity.

Home Office Research Report 104 sought to broaden the evidence base for the use of financial investigation by exploring how it is used and how it can benefit criminal investigations. The report is based on analysis of interviews with financial investigators and their non-financial investigator colleagues. It explores the role of a financial investigator, their contribution to investigations and the tools that they use. It also identifies challenges around the use of financial investigation and makes recommendations to address these.

Published 1 November 2018