The National Crime Agency (NCA) began its work earlier this month, just over two years after it was announced. Taking over from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), it is the latest incarnation of the body responsible for tackling "serious, organised crime". Prior to SOCA (which only came into being in 2006), there existed the NCIS (National Crime Intelligence Service) and the NCS (National Crime Squad). Can you see a pattern? SOCA's reputation was by no means awful, but it had its critics (more of which, below).
October 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
In this article, first published on the Halsbury’s Law Exchange blog, Lyndon Harris takes a closer look at the newly launched National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency (NCA) began its work earlier this month, just over two years after it was announced. Taking over from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), it is the latest incarnation of the body responsible for tackling “serious, organised crime”.
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