From Murder To Money-Laundering – GB Groups Technology Helps Make The UK A Safe Place To Live

An innovative on-line people tracing tool from GB Group, a specialist provider of identity information, is helping bring criminals to justice by enabling police forces to trace criminal suspects to their known address.

GB’s Accelerator IQ is helping reducing the burden on police administrative resources by many hundreds of man-hours by focusing resources to locate individuals quickly. Already in use by the Metropolitan Police and Suffolk Police forces, its most recent high profile use was in tracking Steve Wright, recently convicted of the murder of five Ipswich women.

GB Accelerator IQ is a specialist tool that is used specifically by police and Government agencies for the prevention and detection of crime. It works by cross referencing the broadest and most current spectrum of UK population databases to confirm the last known or current address of a suspect

Richard Law, Chief Executive at GB Group, said: “We support the police and Government with leading edge technology to save valuable resources and to speed up the time taken to conclude an investigation. In many cases, time is of the essence and by quickly identifying suspects, such as Steven Wright, and being able to trace them to a current address, we can provide intelligence to the investigating team that would previously have taken thousands of man-hours to complete.

“We firmly believe that GB Accelerator IQ is making the UK a safer place to live by helping the security services to identify and profile suspects quickly. At a time when citizens in the Ipswich area felt particularly at risk, we were pleased to support Suffolk Police in helping secure a firm conviction. We have since extended the use of our identity technology to many other Police Forces and Government Agencies.

Detective Inspector Phil Boswell from Suffolk Police said: “GB Accelerator IQ has saved us hundreds of hours which would otherwise have been spent manually searching through intelligence provided by the community. Accurate intelligence gathering and address verification is key in an investigation of any size, but on the scale we experienced here it made officer time far more efficient and made a vital difference.

“We have always been keen to employ the latest technology in an investigation and this case has proved why.”

Richard Law added: “Our ability to locate and verify people for the prevention of criminal activity underpins our position as the market leader in online identity verification solutions. Our technology is equally used within the private sector to combat money laundering and fraud – activity that is often used to fund organised crime syndicates or terrorist groups – groups who are particularly adept at covering their tracks.”

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About GB Group plc

GB Group helps organisations recognise and verify all elements of an individual’s identity at every interaction.

GB Group knows that identity matters. Through the application of our proprietary technology, we can protect, predict and provide information that is used to maximise customer value and prevent crime for some of the largest organisations in the UK.

GB Group has three complementary offerings:
• Identity Capture and Maintenance – providing accurate and up-to-date consumer information to confirm accurate and current contact details
• Identity Verification – combating ID fraud, money laundering and under-age gambling
• Identity Analysis – understanding, targeting and retaining profitable customers

This enables its clients to make informed business decisions based on a thorough knowledge of consumer identity and behaviour.

GB is listed on the London Stock Exchange (GBG). For more information, please visit GB Group’s website: www.gb.co.uk.

GB Group – because identity matters™