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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/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/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.
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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.
 
*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.
  

Revision as of 09:49, 24 July 2013

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a UK national law enforcement agency that tackles "serious organised crime that affects the UK and our citizens. This includes Class A drugs, people smuggling and human trafficking, major gun crime, fraud, computer crime and money laundering".[1]

Creation

SOCA was formed on 1 April 2006, merging the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) and the National Crime Squad (NCS) into a single body.[2]

Project Riverside

The Independent reported in June 2013 that "The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) knew six years ago that law firms, telecoms giants and insurance were hiring private investigators to break the law and further their commercial interests, the report reveals, yet the agency did next to nothing to disrupt the unlawful trade." A SOCA spokesman told the paper: “Soca produced a confidential report in 2008 on the issue of licensing the private investigation industry. This report remains confidential and Soca does not comment on leaked documents or specific criminal investigations. Information is shared with other partners as required.”[3]

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”.[4]

Reform proposals

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.[5]

People

Chair

Directors-General

External resources

Notes