Policy paper

Terms of reference

Published 11 April 2016

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1. What are the aims of the sub-committee?

The aims identified by the CSCFG are to assess the current degree of readiness and capability within the charity sector, and to develop practical measures for dissemination/adoption. The aims can translate into the following objectives:

  • to undertake and maintain an assessment of the capability of the charity sector to deter, prevent and detect cyber fraud
  • to develop products to assist the charity sector to improve its cyber-fraud capability; to disseminate these

2. How can the sub-committee meet these aims?

Four business functions may help meet these objectives:

  • Assessment: Identifying and assessing gaps in capacity and capability; collection of data from existing cross-sectoral analyses (eg UCL) for comparison against a best-practice framework (eg Cyber Information Sharing Partnership/ CISP) on a regular (annual) basis.
  • Identification of best practice: Identifying charities, and other voluntary or private sector organisations already using techniques/ tools with clear benefits for adoption. NB. Avoid ‘re-inventing the wheel’ via duplication.
  • Product development: Sponsoring or directly developing tools to meet the gaps identified in the assessment process (eg checklists or toolkits).
  • Communication: Utilising appropriate communication channels and enlisting partner support to disseminate/promote the best practice tools developed.

3. Who will the members be?

Procuring representation from a relevant cross-section of the CSCFG will help to ensure that:

  • assessment is facilitated by diverse and genuine information streams
  • best practice, product development and communication are representative of as many charities as possible

Agreed members: Claire Parris (CC/Chair), Simon Parkin (UCL), George Woodhams (Cert UK), David Wong (NCA), Andrew O’ Brien/ Heather McLoughlin (CFG), Oliver Stopnitzy (FAP) & Dina Henry (CAF).

4. How will the sub-committee operate?

A Terms-of-Reference (ToR) will make the Sub-Committee accountable to the CSCFG, with the Chair reporting to it at CSCFG meetings as a standing agenda item. Whilst individual projects may not require CSCFG authorisation, output/deliverables will. Membership of the sub-committee need not be confined to the CSCFG, though the Chair must be a core CSCFG member. The ToR should also cover information-sharing, operation directives, a risk assessment, and relevant budgetary allocation etc.

An initial scoping meeting (March 2016) of agreed members will discuss and propose to the CSCFG an outline plan of action and timings for the financial year ahead.

Claire Parris (CC)       Simon Parkin (UCL)

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