Nick Ephgrave | |
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| Director of the Serious Fraud Office | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2023 | |
| Minister | Victoria Prentis The Lord Hermer |
| Preceded by | Lisa Osofsky |
| Assistant Commissioner Frontline Policing Metropolitan Police Service | |
| In office September 2020 –September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Simmons |
| Assistant Commissioner Met Operations Metropolitan Police Service | |
| In office January 2019 –September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve House |
| Succeeded by | Louisa Rolfe |
| Chief Constable of Surrey Police | |
| In office December 2015 –January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lynne Owens |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Stephens |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Police officer |
Nicholas Bevan Ephgrave QPM is a senior British police officer. He is the Director of the Serious Fraud Office. [1] He was previously Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. He was senior investigating officer on the re-investigation of Damilola Taylor's murder.
Ephgrave was born in Surrey,England. His first career was as a physicist in the National Health Service (NHS). [2]
He first became an officer in the Metropolitan Police Service,rising to Commander of Lambeth Borough before becoming Chief Constable of Surrey Police (2016-2018). [3] He then returned to the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations. [4] [5] In June 2016 he received the Queen's Police Medal. He also headed the National Police Chiefs' Council's Coordination Committee on Criminal Justice [6] and was due to leave the Metropolitan Police to take up a new temporary post with the Council later in 2022. [7]
On December 8th,2024,Mister Ephgrave has raised concerns about a significant "brain drain" of whistleblowers leaving the country due to the absence of financial incentives. This situation is severely impacting the Serious Fraud Office's ability to combat corporate fraud,as many whistleblowers with critical information on economic crimes are opting to provide their intelligence to jurisdictions like the United States,where they can receive monetary rewards for their disclosures.
Ephgrave is advocating for the establishment of a similar reward scheme in the UK that would compensate whistleblowers for information leading to successful convictions. He emphasized that the current lack of incentives represents a substantial missed opportunity for tackling financial misconduct. Ephgrave pointed out that if this situation pertained to issues like terrorism or child abuse,there would be widespread outrage;thus,he argues that a proactive approach is necessary to enhance the UK's capacity to address serious fraud and corruption effectively. [8]
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
 | Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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 | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |
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 | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | |
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