Local Authority Investigation Officers Group (LAIOG) was a British organisation involving Local Authority investigators. It ceased to operate on 1 December 2016.[1]
LAIOG was recognised as a representative group in providing information and statistics to, for example, the UK parliament.[2] The organisation was considered of sufficient importance to be mentioned by name in the fraud prevention policies of many Local Authorities[3] and Department for Work and Pensions newsletters.[4]
Although referred to under Fraud Squad in this encyclopaedia as an investigation unit, this was not strictly the case, although members did liaise during investigations.
Composition
There were a number of regional groups within the national 'umbrella' organisation. The official regional groups, that is those represented on the executive committee[5] were:
Other groups also met, such as Northern Home Counties.
Membership
At its peak, around 400 Local Authorities across England, Scotland and Wales were members of LAIOG.[6] Membership was for the authority, rather than individual members.
Administration
The organisation was run by a committee[5] of elected and representative members, made up of:
provision of access to information relevant to the field of investigations;
a communication network, via the website;
dissemination of information to members;
local and national representation on policy, training and various legislative issues; and
a national conference, combined with an AGM.
LAIOG was also involved in setting up a number of qualifications for investigators, working with ITS Training (UK) Ltd.[7] and Bond Solon.
The regional groups also held AGMs and some offered training days for members.
Other Organisations
LAIOG became part of TEICCAF on 1 December 2016.[1] TEICCAF has now ceased to operate and its website redirects to the IRRV Investigation Faculty.[8][9]
The National Investigation Officers' Group (NIOG) was set up on 2019 and includes on its steering committee a number of people who were involved in LAIOG before it ceased to operate.[10]
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