The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group
Updated 28 April 2025
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The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG) was founded in 2014. It is a membership of representatives from the public sector (including law enforcement and government departments), private sector and industry. These representatives share a common goal in tackling illicit trade in Scotland, including Intellectual Property (IP) crime and infringement.
SAITG structure and purpose
The SAITG was reformed in 2025. It has been structured in line with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Counter Infringement Strategy 2022-2027 and Scotland鈥檚 Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Strategy.
The SAITG will work to the IPO Counter-Infringement Strategy themes of: Partnership, Leadership, Education and Scotland鈥檚 SOC objectives of: Divert, Deter, Detect, Disrupt.
The SAITG meets regularly to discuss current illicit crime and infringement issues. This enables the group to share emerging threats and trends, share best practice and enable collaboration between a network of stakeholders to identify solutions and disrupt illicit activity.
The group is led by an executive committee made up of senior decision makers across government departments and industry.
If you would like to learn more about the group, please contact the team at saitg@ipo.gov.uk.
Current Members of SAITG:
- Adidas
- Anti Copying in Design (ACID)
- Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)
- Border Force
- British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
- Capital Counsel
- Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
- Companies House
- Consumer Scotland
- Crimestoppers
- Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS)
- Deckers Brands
- Deep Vaping
- Diageo
- Dyson
- Electrical Safety First
- Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT)
- Film Distributors鈥� Association (FDA)
- Food Standards Scotland (FSS)
- Glencairn Crystal
- Harris Tweed Authority
- HM Revenue & Customs Fraud Investigation Service
- ID Inquiries
- Imperial Brands
- Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
- International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
- IP House
- IPMS Ltd
- North East Regional Organised Crime Unit
- Nike
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
- Police Scotland
- React
- Scotch Whisky Association (SWA)
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
- Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS)
- Scottish Government Organised Crime Unit
- Scottish Government Retail Policy & Strategy Team
- Scottish Grocers鈥� Federation
- Scottish Police Authority
- Sky
- Snapdragon
- Stellantis
- Tobacco Manufacturers鈥� Association (TMA)
- Trading Standards IP Group (Scotland)
- Trading Standards Scotland (TSS)
- Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA)
Please note, the group does not provide IP advice. If you require IP advice, please contact the IPO information centre at information@ipo.gov.uk or call 0300 300 2000.
Further information and useful contacts:
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