The motor finance industry’s specialist police
unit is to lose government funding as part of ongoing spending
cuts, but will continue to operate at full capacity thanks to
sponsorship from private institutions including the FLA.

AVCIS, the vehicle crime intelligence service
run by police strategic body ACPO, will lose its annual £300,000
grant from the Home Office following 1 April. From then on the FLA,
which has sponsored the AVCIS vehicle fraud unit since its
inception in 2007, will be the service’s chief sponsor.

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AVCIS recovers more than £1 million worth of
stolen vehicles every month. In the year leading up to October
2010, the service recovered 200 cars worth £3.4 million on behalf
of FLA motor finance members and arrested over 60 fraudsters for
the associated crimes.   

A spokesperson for AVCIS said that FLA members
receive nearly a 7:1 return on their trade body’s funding
commitment in terms of savings resulting from fraud prevention
activity.

DCI Mark Hooper, AVCIS’ head of unit,
commented: “due to government calls to reduce spending, the Home
Office has decided not to provide funding to AVCIS from 1st April
2011. AVCIS continues to enjoy excellent working relationships
with private sector stakeholders and work streams funded
through private sector sponsorship remain unaffected.”

We are disappointed by the decision of the
Home Office, particularly in light of our recent successes but we
recognise that these are economically difficult times. AVCIS is
very much open for business as usual and we look forward to a
challenging 2011.”

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