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Serious Organised Crime Agency

Law Enforcement Agency
Agency nameSerious Organised Crime Agency
AbbreviationSOCA
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2006
Preceding
agencies
National Crime Squad
National Criminal Intelligence Service
National Hi-Tech Crime Unit
Serious drug trafficking investigative and intelligence sections of HM Revenue & Customs
Immigration Service's responsibilities for organised immigration crime
Employees4200
Annual budget£494M (2008/09)
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyUnited Kingdom
Size244821 km2 (94525.9 sqmi)
Population60609153
Operational structure
Overviewed byThe SOCA Board
HeadquartersLondon, England
Minister
responsible
Theresa May, Home Secretary
Agency executivesBill Hughes, Director-General
Child agencyChild Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

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The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom and a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom.

A consequence of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, SOCA formally came into being on 1 April 2006 following a merger of the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service (elements of which were incorporated into AVCIS), the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), the investigative and intelligence sections of HM Revenue & Customs on serious drug trafficking, and the Immigration Service's responsibilities for organised immigration crime. The Serious Fraud Office remains as a separate agency.

SOCA operates with greater powers in England and Wales than in Scotland and Northern Ireland and as such works with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Northern Ireland Organised Crime Taskforce, which share some of its functions in their respective jurisdictions.

Just over four years after SOCA's creation, the Home Office began consulting on proposals to scrap it and replace it with a National Crime Agency.

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Register--A white paper (pdf) published as recently as January of this year concluded: "CEOP was set up as an affiliate of -SOCA-, with a separate Board and Chief ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:00:57 GMT+00:00
Sham marriage foiled when groom forgets bride's name - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--The operation was carried out by the border agency working with the -Serious Organised Crime Agency- and police forces across the country. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:41:59 GMT+00:00
Leading e-crime fighter voices concern over fate of PCeU - Computing Tweet this news
Computing--She drew parallels with the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), which was moved into the -Serious Organised Crime Agency- (-SOCA-) in 2006. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:59:32 GMT+00:00
Man jailed for one million euro cocaine deal bid - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--It would have been worth more than £4.5 million once cut to street level purity, Britain's -Serious Organised Crime Agency- (-Soca-) said. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:14:45 GMT+00:00
Police 'ganging up on gangs' to bring down underworld bosses - Manchester Evening News Tweet this news
Manchester Evening News--Agencies involved include the -Serious Organised Crime Agency- (-SOCA-), the Department of Work and Pensions, the UK Border Agency, the Environment Agency, ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:17:51 GMT+00:00
Bulgarian interior minister meets with Britain's SOCA deputy director - Focus News Tweet this news
Focus News--Bulgarian Interior Minister has met with the Deputy Director of Britain's -Serious Organized Crime Agency- (-SOCA-), David Armond, the press center of the ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:57:47 GMT+00:00
Vulnerable children 'will lose out' under plans to merge child protection unit ... - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--Ceop, which is affiliated to the -Serious Organised Crime Agency- (-Soca-), was tasked in 2006 with tracking online paedophiles and bringing them to court. ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:47:52 GMT+00:00
Airport posters against trafficking dangers - U.TV Tweet this news
U.TV--The poster campaign has been organised by the Justice Department in cooperation with the -Serious Organised Crime Agency-. Head of the PSNI's Organised Crime ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:59:37 GMT+00:00
Police combine to target travelling criminals - The Northern Echo Tweet this news
The Northern Echo---...- and other organisations, including the -Serious Organised Crime Agency- (-SOCA-), Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Environment Agency. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:11:48 GMT+00:00

NationalChild Exploitation and Online Protection Centre * HM Revenue and Customs * Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre * National Fraud Authority * UK Border Agency
England and WalesEnvironment Agency * Health and Safety Executive * Her Majesty's Prison Service * Marine Management Organisation * Serious Fraud Office (SFO) * Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) * Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
ScotlandHealth and Safety Executive * Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) * Scottish Environment Protection Agency * Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency * Scottish Prison Service * Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
Northern IrelandHealth and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland * Northern Ireland Prison Service * Organised Crime Task Force * Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Sovereign Base AreasSovereign Base Areas Customs

United Kingdom intelligence agencies and organisations

Current agenciesGovernment Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) * Security Service (MI5) * Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) * Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS) * Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) * Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)
Defunct agenciesMI1 (code breaking) * MI2 (geographic info) * MI3 (geographic info) * MI4 (maps and aerial photos) * MI7 (propaganda) * MI8 (signals intelligence) * MI9 (resistance aid) * MI10 (technical analysis) * MI11 (military security) * MI12 (censorship) * MI14 (Germany desk) * MI15 (aerial defence) * MI16 (scientific intelligence) * MI17 (secretariat) * MI19 (interrogation) * Naval Intelligence Division * Committee of Imperial Defence * Directorate of Military Intelligence



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