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	Serious Organised Crime Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The creation of the agency was announced on 9 February 2004 as one of the less controversial elements of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, which also restricts protests and demonstrations in central London, and widens powers of arrest and the use of search warrants.
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a specialist United Kingdom policing agency that acts against organized crime, including the illegal drug trade, money laundering, and people smuggling.
		It came into being on April 1, 2006, from a merger of the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the investigative and intelligence sections of HM Customs and Excise on serious drug trafficking, and the Immigration Service's responsibilities for organized immigration crime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serious_Organised_Crime_Agency (407 words)

	Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament aimed primarily at creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
		Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Area) Order 2005
		It was introduced into the House of Commons on 24 November 2004 and was passed by Parliament and given Royal Assent in April 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serious_Organised_Crime_and_Police_Act_2005 (863 words)

	CSD.bg
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency is to focus upon reducing harm caused to the UK by serious organised crime.
		SOCA has a vital role to play in proactively warning UK citizens and businesses of the ways in which they are vulnerable to serious and organised crime.
		If serious organised crime enterprises operate freely from your country and prey upon other countries, and you are not seeking to defeat them, in partnership with those countries that are affected, then you must change.
	www.csd.bg /artShow.php?id=5139 (3837 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		Detailed proposals to establish the Serious Organised Crime Agency and additional new measures to tackle crime, including dealing with child vandals, underage drinking and uninsured drivers were set out today by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, as the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons.
		But we are not complacent and the Government is continuing to drive down crime at all levels - from the international crime gangs who pollute our communities with drugs and crime, to the thuggish and anti-social behaviour that turns neighbourhoods into no-go areas.
		number of witnesses where the risk to their safety is so serious or life threatening that they need to be granted witness protection status and where measures such as relocation and identity changes are necessary.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=138510&NewsAreaID=2 (1710 words)

	BBC NEWS UK FBI-style unit 'will be ruthless'
		Tony Blair hinted the standard of proof in organised crime cases may need to be lowered so that it is easier for police to secure convictions.
		The agency is a merger of the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the investigative branches of Customs and Excise and the Home Office Immigration Service.
		The new agency, which marks the biggest shake-up of policing structure since 1964 when the 43 force areas were drawn up, is not expected to be operational until 2006.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3473441.stm (632 words)

	BBC NEWS UK 'British FBI' to have new powers
		The specialist lawyers are a "vital part" of the government's new strategy to fight organised crime, which costs the UK £20bn a year, he added.
		Britain's new FBI-style agency should turn the UK into "one of the least attractive places in the world" for crime, the attorney general has said.
		"Organised criminals are resourceful, well-financed and innovative in their exploitation of new opportunities, new criminal markets and new technologies," he said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4163871.stm (420 words)

	Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Socialists and anarchists argue that although police are responsible for maintaining the safety of citizens, most crimes originate from class inequality or the psychological effects of this as well as hierarchy, and therefore that these crimes would not exist in a classless and non-hierarchical society, where goods are evenly distributed and hierarchy has been removed.
		In most Western legal systems, the major role of the police is to discourage (deter) and investigate crimes, with particular emphases on crime against persons or property and the maintenance of public order, and if able to apprehend suspected perpetrator(s), to detain them, and inform the appropriate authorities.
		In socialist and anarchist theory and analysis, the police are seen as the main force responsible for defending the interests of the bourgeoisie and maintaining the status quo, primarily by protecting private property and capital from the "dispossessed" classes (the "proletariat").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Police (5147 words)

	National Crime Squad Press Release
		He is a member of Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), Vice Chair of ACPO Crime and business-head for the Intelligence and Organised Crime Sub-Group of that Committee and Chair of High Level Reflex (UK multi-agency response to organised immigration crime).
		SOCA is being established to create a single, specialist organisation focused on reducing the harm caused to society by organised crime.
		It will bring together existing agencies and skills and create an intelligence-driven mix of analysis, surveillance, technical skills, financial expertise and law enforcement powers to achieve a much greater impact of organised crime than ever before.
	www.nationalcrimesquad.police.uk /media/article.jsp?id=8 (246 words)

	BBC NEWS UK 'British FBI' in huge staff hunt
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) is looking for 1,000 members of the police to join its staff of 4,500.
		Organised crime, which includes areas such as drug trafficking, credit card fraud and people smuggling, is worth £40bn a year.
		But he said Soca was necessary as the "battle" against organised crime was not being won.
	news3.thdo.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4082754.stm (306 words)

	Criminal Information Agency - Police Operations in the UK
		With the introduction of a new unit called the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which is based on the American FBI, that was developed to combat organised crime gangs that operate throughout the UK, there is not much hope left for these criminal gangs.
		Organised crime comes in many forms: drug dealing, all forms of smuggling, paedophilia, money laundering, racketeering, counterfeiting etc. It has been said that the most lucrative and rewarding business in the UK is organised crime.
		The police forces of this country have a success rate in smashing organised crime that is envied throughout the world.
	www.criminal-information-agency.com /policeopts (374 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics Special Reports MPs approve serious crime agency
		The new Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca), dubbed the British FBI, would also be able to force lawyers, accountants and other white collar workers to disclose documents which could put their bosses behind bars, under today's proposals.
		The biggest move in the white paper - heavily trailed in the newspapers - was to replace the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the investigative arms of Customs and Excise and the immigration service with a new, 5,000 strong Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) - dubbed a British FBI.
		She also raised the prospect of lengthier US-style prison terms for organised crime.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1180588,00.html (895 words)

	serious and organised crime agency recruitment
		Inspection of Serious Organised Crime Agency HMIC Inspecting SOCA The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 provided for the establishment of the Serious Organised Crime Agency that is due to...
		The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament aimed primarily at creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
		The creation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the United Kingdom was announced on February 9, 2004.
	www.tbh-service.de /serious_and_organised_crime_agency_recruitment.html (336 words)

	Spy Blog: Serious Organised Crime Agency appointments
		I agree that the police service does not have the monopoly on investigating serious crime, especially it's financial aspects but the writers are missing the point.
		The new agency wants cops at start-up but I suspect that they will recruit elsewhere once they are up and running - police officers are hard to sack whereas under SOCA they can give their 'agents' 28 days notice.
		SOCA falls under the remit of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, but as you say, there is no Local Police Authority for the Home Office to bully, and the annual reports about the effectiveness of SOCA only go to the Home Secretary.
	www.spy.org.uk /spyblog/2004/08/serious_organised_crime_agency.html (3078 words)

	UNISON the public service union - At work: Police staff
		It will develop a comprehensive strategy for reducing the harm caused by organised crime and will be much more than the sum of its parts, drawing on best practice and skills from all the existing agencies to focus on those criminals and criminal markets causing us the most harm.
		Through their involvement in people trafficking, organised criminals exploit the vulnerable and deal in human misery as appears to be the case in the tragic events at Morecambe Bay at the end of last week.
		Organised criminals are willing to resort to extreme violence, intimidation and corruption to protect their illegal businesses.
	www.unison.org.uk /policestaff/pages_view.asp?did=952 (1339 words)

	New organised crime agency unveiled
		The economic and social costs of organised crime could be as high as £40bn each year, and Europol estimates that people traffickers are responsible for 70 per cent of illegal immigrants to the EU.
		"Organised crime is not victimless, it affect all of us," said Mr Blunkett.
		The Agency will work closely with police forces and the security services and detailed plans will be published next month.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page5329.asp (276 words)

	Director of Corporate Services - jobs from exec-appointments.com
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is being established as a key part of the Government’s continuing fight against crime.
		SOCA will aim to destroy organised crime networks and reduce the harm that they cause.
		Dealing with organised crime is not simply about prosecution and conviction.
	www.exec-appointments.com /jobs/viewAd.asp?id=22352 (201 words)

	New agency set to take on organised crime
		Organised gangs are moving into new areas of criminality, such as people trafficking, and are exploiting sophisticated technology — and the setting up of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) is intended to meet the new threat, David Blunkett told the Commons yesterday.
		The Home Secretary has unveiled plans to make the UK "one of the most difficult environments in the world" for organised crime, through the creation of a serious crime agency similar to the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation.
		The anti-organised crime package will also counter the threat from terrorist groups, which finance their activities through organised crime.
	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?ID=27518 (410 words)

	Serious Organised Crime Agency Q&A
		The creation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) will be the biggest shake-up of the way British policing is organised since force boundaries in England and Wales were re-drawn 40 years ago.
		Soca is due to begin operating in April 2006 if the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill is passed.
		Soca will merge the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and investigation teams at HM Customs and Excise and the Immigration Service.
	www.iwf.org.uk /media/news.archive-2004.95.htm (425 words)

	ePolitix.com - Breakdown of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill
		The amendments provide that disciplinary action may, in certain serious cases, be taken against a police officer before the point at which an investigation into a complaint or misconduct relating to that officer would normally be completed.
		In particular, the amendments extend the range of law enforcement agencies from whom non-conviction information may be obtained and enable the CRB and Disclosure Scotland to access passport, driving licence and national insurance number data in order to verify the identity of applicants for a criminal record disclosure.
		Chapter 2 of Part 1 enables the Director General of SOCA to designate members of staff of SOCA with some or all of the powers of a constable, a customs officer or an immigration officer.
	www.epolitix.com /EN/LegislationNews/200502/49d51681-e256-44f1-8c25-20341ecdc4bc.htm (1274 words)

	MI5 Working Against Serious Crime
		The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, which establishes SOCA and sets out its constitution, functions, general powers and its relationship with Ministers, came into force on 11 April 2005.
		Most of our serious crime work to date has been in support of countering illegal drug importations, but we have also made important contributions in the fields of illegal immigration, arms trafficking and excise fraud.
		In contrast with our national security work, we do not act independently in the investigation of serious crime, but become involved only when tasked by law enforcement agencies.
	www.mi5.gov.uk /output/Page74.html (317 words)

	GlobalFreePress- Dep. INN - News
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) will employ 5,000 investigators, who will be taken from a number of existing law enforcement agencies.
		A bill setting up a "British FBI" to combat serious and organised crime will formalise the practice of offering witnesses immunity from prosecution when it is presented to parliament today.
		A white paper, issued in April, said the new organisation would be "lawfully audacious" in cracking down on organised crime...
	inn.globalfreepress.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=1062 (188 words)

	Hi-tech police to join new UK force - ZDNet UK News
		The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will tackle crimes such as people-smuggling and drug-trafficking — and part of its remit will be to crack down on the increasingly hi-tech methods gangs use to carry out these crimes and launder the proceeds.
		The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) will be a key plank of the UK government's plans to tackle 21st-century organised crime with a new FBI-style crime-fighting agency.
		The elite police force will merge the National Crime Squad (which the NHTCU is part of), the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the investigative branches of the Customs and Immigration Service.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /internet/security/0,39020375,39145910,00.htm (442 words)

	Kent Police Federation
		If we are serious about serious and organised crime it must remain out of the political control of those seeking the next headline grabbing performance announcement.
		It is vital that we have the tactical and technical ability to tackle organised crime in whatever guise it presents.
		They will be directly employed by the agency as “agents” and as such lose the political independence that is an integral part of the Office of Constable.
	www.kentpolfed.org.uk /publications/050311.shtml (976 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Drugs policy - Drugs battle ever harder as menace takes on new guise
		The Scottish Serious Organised Crime Agency hopes to target criminals like the Scottish drugs baron Roddy McLean, who was found dead in a flat in London in January after he escaped from an open prison six years into a 21-year sentence.
		Fundamentally, we want to be able to pay for ourselves by seizing the assets from serious and organised crime.
		High up on his agenda is the Proceeds of Crime Act, which, since its inception last year, has seen the seizure of millions of pounds worth of assets from criminals across Scotland, the profits from which have been earmarked by the Executive for rehabilitation programmes.
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=220&id=589692004 (1250 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Blackstone's Guide to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Blackstone's Guide S.): Books
		The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 brings about a radical shake-up of the organisations and powers to fight major crime - most notably by creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
		SOCA brings together the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service, and parts of the customs and immigration authorities; it will have approximately 5,000 civilian staff with powers to arrest and carry out their own investigations.
		It is structured in a clear and logical way, following the structure of the Act itself, and also contains a full copy of the Act.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0199289069 (888 words)

	Hard lines - 15 November 2004
		The proposed changes are highly relevant to commercial/white collar crime, since the definition of organised criminals is: “Those involved, normally working with others, in continuing serious criminal activities for substantial profit, whether based in the UK or elsewhere.” There is no discussion of whether this definition is unduly wide.
		A particular focus is a widening of secondary liability, where a defendant is aware that they are engaging in organised crime but are unaware of the precise nature of the criminality.
		A cohesive national organisation with specialist independent prosecutors has the potential to engage in effective, intelligence-led detection and prevention of serious crime.
	www.thelawyer.com /cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=112936&d=122&h=24&f=46 (1271 words)

	Conservative Party - News Story
		He said the creation of a Serious Organised Crime Agency, backed by increased legal powers, to spearhead a determined assault on criminal networks worth an estimated £40 billion a year, was "broadly welcome".
		Violent crime has soared, gun crime has doubled and our police are spending almost as much of their time behind their desks as they are on the streets.
		Commenting after publication of the new Oraganised Crime and Police Bill, he said: "We broadly welcome the creation of SOCA but question why it has taken the Government so long.
	www.conservatives.com /tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=117565 (489 words)

	Telegraph News
		A new organisation, the Assets Recovery Agency, can take action in the civil courts and only has to prove "on the balance of probabilities" that the wealth was gained from crime.
		Mr Blair said organised crime would not be defeated "if we simply work in the way we worked 15 or 20 years ago".
		But Mr Blair suggested that one way around this would be to lower the burden of proof in organised crime cases to the "balance of probabilities" benchmark that applies in civil cases.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/10/ncrim10.xml (714 words)

	NCIS NCIS Service Authority
		In the new Agency, NCIS will join forces with the National Crime Squad, elements of HM Customs and Excise and the organised immigration crime section of the Home Office.
		The Government has unveiled plans to disrupt international crime gangs and convict serious and organised criminals in its white paper, 'One Step Ahead: A 21st Century Strategy to Defeat Organised Criminals' (29 March 2004).
		A Home Office Taskforce is currently considering the governance for the single agency, which will comprise representatives of each organisation that will make up the new body.
	www.ncis.co.uk /organisedcrimeagency.asp (294 words)

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