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 *Jack Doyle and James Slack, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379577/Big-banks-paid-corrupt-detectives-spy-hack-steal-personal-data-run-financial-crash.html Big banks paid corrupt detectives to spy, hack and steal personal data in run-up to the financial crash], ''Mail Online'', 26 July 2013.
 *Peter Jukes & Mark Conrad, [http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5062/unredacted-soca-s-confidential-report-on-private-detectives Unredacted: SOCA's confidential report on private detectives], ''Exaro News'', 29 July 2013.
-*Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/socas-sevenyear-dither-over-links-to-rogue-pis-would-impede-justice-8807528.html Soca’s seven-year dither over links to rogue PIs would impede justice], ''The Independent'', 10 September 2013.</ref>
+*Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/soca-will-check-if-directors-have-links-to-private-investigators-8804108.html Soca will check if directors have links to private investigators], ''Independent'', 8 September 2013.
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 *Andrew Grice, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-back-calls-for-soca-to-name-bluechip-hackers-8734429.html MPs back calls for Soca to name blue-chip hackers], ''The Independent'', 26 July 2013.
 *Jack Doyle and James Slack, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379577/Big-banks-paid-corrupt-detectives-spy-hack-steal-personal-data-run-financial-crash.html Big banks paid corrupt detectives to spy, hack and steal personal data in run-up to the financial crash], ''Mail Online'', 26 July 2013.
 *Peter Jukes & Mark Conrad, [http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5062/unredacted-soca-s-confidential-report-on-private-detectives Unredacted: SOCA's confidential report on private detectives], ''Exaro News'', 29 July 2013.
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	The report stated that there was an: “abundance of law-enforcement expertise either through corrupt contacts or from a previous career in law enforcement”, and they were “attempting to discover location of witnesses under police protection to intimidate them”.<ref>Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-met-supergrass-scandal--corrupt-private-investigators-infiltrate-witnessprotection-programme-8673726.html Exclusive: Met supergrass scandal - corrupt private investigators infiltrate witness-protection programme], ''The Independent'' 25 June 2013.</ref>		The report stated that there was an: “abundance of law-enforcement expertise either through corrupt contacts or from a previous career in law enforcement”, and they were “attempting to discover location of witnesses under police protection to intimidate them”.<ref>Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-met-supergrass-scandal--corrupt-private-investigators-infiltrate-witnessprotection-programme-8673726.html Exclusive: Met supergrass scandal - corrupt private investigators infiltrate witness-protection programme], ''The Independent'' 25 June 2013.</ref>
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		+	A list of 98 company and individual clients who SOCA had identified as part of their inquiry into private investigators and the ‘blagging’ of personal information, was passed by the agency to the [[Information Commissioner's Office]] on 28 August 2013.<ref>[http://www.ico.org.uk/news/latest_news/2013/ico-launches-investigation-into-rogue-private-investigator-clients ICO launches investigation into rogue private investigator clients], Information Commissioner's Office, 3 September 2013.</ref>

	==Abolition==		==Abolition==

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 *Andrew Grice, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-back-calls-for-soca-to-name-bluechip-hackers-8734429.html MPs back calls for Soca to name blue-chip hackers], ''The Independent'', 26 July 2013.
 *Jack Doyle and James Slack, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379577/Big-banks-paid-corrupt-detectives-spy-hack-steal-personal-data-run-financial-crash.html Big banks paid corrupt detectives to spy, hack and steal personal data in run-up to the financial crash], ''Mail Online'', 26 July 2013.
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 The report stated that there was an: “abundance of law-enforcement expertise either through corrupt contacts or from a previous career in law enforcement”, and they were “attempting to discover location of witnesses under police protection to intimidate them”.<ref>Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-met-supergrass-scandal--corrupt-private-investigators-infiltrate-witnessprotection-programme-8673726.html Exclusive: Met supergrass scandal - corrupt private investigators infiltrate witness-protection programme], ''The Independent'' 25 June 2013.</ref>
-==Reform proposals==
+==Abolition==
 In July 2010 the UK coalition government outlined proposals to reform the police service. Included within the proposals was the abolishment of SOCA, replacing it with a new national crime-fighting agency, the [[National Crime Agency]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10757014 'Police reform proposals outlined'], ''BBC'', 26 July 2010.</ref>
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 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/list-of-100-hacking-firms-given-to-mps-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-8728981.html List of 100 hacking firms given to MPs is ‘the tip of the iceberg’], ''The Independent'', 23 July 2013.
 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-bluechip-dirty-tricks-bigger-than-phone-hacking-8730861.html Exclusive: Blue-chip dirty tricks 'bigger than phone hacking'], ''Independent'', 24 July 2013.
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 *Nick Hopkins, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/soca-accused-over-nato-kill-list UK police accused of supplying target information for military 'kill list'], ''The Guardian'', 17 July 2013.
 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-told-not-to-name-firms-hiring-corrupt-investigators-8721326.html MPs told not to name firms hiring corrupt investigators], ''Independent'', 19 July 2013.
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 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/name-firms-accused-of-hacking-within-14-days-mps-tell-police-8683953.html Name firms accused of hacking within 14 days, MPs tell police], ''Independent'', 2 July 2013.
 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-aftermath-of-leveson-inquiry-soca-chief-is-accused-of-misleading-mps-over-hacking-8692660.html The aftermath of Leveson inquiry: Soca chief is accused of misleading MPs over hacking], ''The Independent'', 7 July 2013.
 *Tom Harper, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mps-told-not-to-name-firms-hiring-corrupt-investigators-8721326.html MPs told not to name firms hiring corrupt investigators], ''Independent'', 19 July 2013.