Identity Theft - About Us

What is identity theft? > Identity Crime Definitions How to protect yourself > Keep your personal information secure > Keep all your plastic cards safe > Keep your documents safe > Keep your passwords and PINs safe > Corporate Identity Fraud > Protecting the identity of deceased family members Are you a victim? > Your credit report > Reporting the problem > CIFAS Protective Registration Victims of fraud service Who can help? > Obtaining your credit file > Consumer finance identity theft information > Reporting the theft or loss of mail and document > General fraud prevention What is being done? > Criminal offences > Passports > Sharing good practice and joint working > Identity cards > Impersonation of the deceased > Raising public awareness > British Crime Survey > Cost of identity fraud Downloads Latest news FAQ's About Us	About Us This website has been produced by the following public and private sector bodies to combat the threat of identity theft. CIFAS CIFAS is the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service with 270 Members spread across banking, credit cards, asset finance, retail credit, mail order, insurance, telecommunications, factoring and share dealing. Members share information about identified frauds in the fight to prevent further fraud. Home Office The Home Office is the government department responsible for leading the national effort to protect the public from terrorism, crime and anti-social behaviour. Financial Fraud Action UK Financial Fraud Action UK is the name under which the financial services industry co-ordinates its activity on fraud prevention, presenting a united front against financial fraud and its effects. UK Cards Association The UK Cards Association is the leading trade association for the cards industry in the UK. With a membership that includes all major credit, debit and charge card issuers, and card acquiring banks, the role of the Association is both to unify and represent the UK card payments industry. Equifax Equifax provides consumers with instant online access to their credit information, as well as monitoring changes to their credit files, to help them protect their identity from theft and fraud and keep track of their financial transactions. Experian Experian is a global information services company, dedicated to helping organisations and consumers make commercial and financial decisions with greater confidence and control. Royal Mail Royal Mail delivers 80 million items daily to 27 million address and, for our 170,000 people, quality of service is always the top priority. We provide the complete range of postal products, from Redirection to our premier and award-winning product Special Delivery ™. Callcredit Callcredit provides consumers with instant access to their credit report and a credit monitoring service to help them detect and protect against identity theft. HM Revenue & Customs HMRC is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK's frontiers. DVLA DVLA's primary responsibilities are to facilitate road safety by maintaining registers of drivers and vehicles, to collect vehicle excise duty and issue driving licences. Identity & Passport Service The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) was established as an Executive Agency of the Home Office on 1st April 2006. IPS builds on the strong foundations of the UK Passport Service to provide passport services and in the future, as part of the National Identity Scheme, ID cards for British and Irish nationals and foreign nationals resident in the UK. Serious Organised Crime Agency The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by, but operationally independent from, the Home Office. SOCA is an intelligence-led agency with law enforcement powers and harm reduction responsibilities. Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service has a unique place in the history of policing. It is by far the largest of the police services that operate in greater London. City of London Police City of London Police serves the Square Mile, the financial centre of London, as well as fulfilling the role as national lead on fraud investigation. Scotish Business Crime Centre The Scottish Business Crime Centre is a non-profit making organisation created in 1996 under the Business Crime Reduction Strategy for Scotland, to establish a unique partnership approach between the Police, business community and Government. Financial Services Authority The FSA is an independent body that regulates the financial services industry in the UK. British Bankers' Association The BBA is the leading association for the UK banking and financial services sector, speaking for 228 banking members from 60 countries on the full range of UK or international banking issues and engaging with 35 associated professional firms. BSIA The British Security Industry Association is the trade association for the professional security industry in the UK. Its members provide over 70% of UK security products and services and adhere to strict quality standards. NFA The National Fraud Authority (NFA) was established on 1 October 2008 to increase protection for the UK economy from the harm caused by fraud. It works with private, public and third sector organisations to initiate, co-ordinate and communicate counter-fraud activity across the economy.