Serious Organised Crime Agency Article: SOCA – Get Organised

Serious Organised Crime Agency Article: SOCA – Get Organised

"The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by, but operationally independent from, the Home Office (in the UK). SOCA is an intelligence-led agency with law enforcement powers and harm reduction responsibilities. Harm in this context is the damage caused to people and communities by serious organised crime."

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"HMIC found that “the national response to organised crime overall is blighted by the lack of a unifying strategic direction, inadequate covert capacity and underinvestment in intelligence gathering, analysis and proactive capability.” The strategy unit will be looking closely at where the weak spots are and more importantly how they can be put right." Read more...