Government takes action on county line drug gangs – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary announces plans to crack down on ‘deal-lines’ used by county line drugs gangs.’
Home Office, 22nd January 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: national crime agency
Three men jailed over light aircraft drop of £2.5m of cocaine in Kent – The Guardian
‘Three men have been jailed for smuggling cocaine worth £2.5m into Britain and dropping it from a light aircraft on the day of the EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New powers to tackle slavery at sea – Home Office
‘Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton announces the commencement of new powers in the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 8th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
National Crime Agency demands quicker access to offshore firm records – The Guardian
‘The UK crime agency is demanding quicker access to the corporate records of secretive offshore companies in Britain’s overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘No hiding place for crime kingpins’, NCA chief warns – BBC News
‘The “untouchables” of the UK’s criminal underworld will have no “hiding place”, the National Crime Agency’s chief says.
Lynne Owens, the agency’s new director general, said her priority was to “relentlessly pursue” the “kingpins” of organised crime gangs.’
BBC News, 10th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City lawyers concerned about change to SFO – The Independent
‘Senior City lawyers are railing against plans to subsume the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the National Crime Agency (NCA), amid fears of yet more disruption to the prosecution of white-collar crime.’
The Independent, 16th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapes linked to online dating up by more than 450% in five years – The Independent
‘The number of rape allegations linked to online dating websites has increased sixfold in five years, according to Britain’s leading crime-fighting body.’
The Independent, 8th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NCA internal inquiry ‘will not undermine earlier cases’ – the Guardian
‘The National Crime Agency claims there is little prospect of completed cases being quashed despite having to launch a review into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
National Crime Agency reviews warrants after major trials collapse – The Guardian
‘The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an internal inquiry into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials, amid warnings that other cases could be in jeopardy.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence: new criminal inquiry into claims police shielded killers – The Guardian
‘A new investigation has begun into allegations that corruption in the Metropolitan police shielded the murderers of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK sets up international anti-corruption agency – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new anti-corruption unit is being set up in the UK, under the direction of the National Crime Agency.’
OUT-LAW.com., 13th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Foreign criminals drive up house prices by laundering money into property – Daily Telegraph
‘Foreign criminals are laundering billions of pounds by purchasing expensive properties – pushing up house prices, the National Crime Agency has said.’
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Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Second annual report of the National Crime Agency (NCA) – Home Office
‘This is the second annual report of the National Crime Agency (NCA). It reports on the exercise of the NCA’s statutory functions for 2014 to 2015, its first full operational year.’
Home Office, 13th July 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
NCA slammed as ‘ignorant’ and ‘ill-informed’ by High Court judge after agency used unlawful search warrants – The Independent
‘The National Crime Agency has been condemned as “incompetent” and “systematically flawed” by a High Court judge – after officers unlawfully used search warrants to plant a surveillance device without warning magistrates.’
The Independent, 13th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Revised framework document for the National Crime Agency – Home Office
‘This revised framework document replaces the first framework document signed by the Home Secretary and the director general of the National Crime Agency on 15 October 2013.’
Home Office, 6th May 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
National Crime Agency begins Rotherham abuse inquiry – BBC News
‘The National Crime Agency (NCA) has begun an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.’
BBC News, 18th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dark web’: GCHQ and National Crime Agency join forces in hunt for child abuse – The Guardian
‘David Cameron will place Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping agency and the National Crime Agency (NCA) at the centre of a fight to eliminate “digital hiding places for child abusers”.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge criticises National Crime Agency over collapse of fraud trial – The Guardian
‘The National Crime Agency has been labelled “incompetent” by an Old Bailey judge after a series of blunders led to the collapse of a £5m trial.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May postpones terrorism policing review – BBC News
‘Home Secretary Theresa May has abandoned plans to review the structure of counter-terrorism policing, because of the increased security threat level.’
BBC News, 9th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NCA suffers Supreme Court defeat on assets recovery marshalling claim – 11 Stone Buildings
“On 23 October 2013, the Supreme Court gave judgment in Szepietowski v. the National Crime Agency (formerly the Serious Organised Crime Agency, ‘SOCA’). The case is now the leading authority on the marshalling of securities and will be of interest to those advising banks and other businesses involved in secured lending. The case, however, will also be of general interest in light of the Court’s consideration of the principles applicable to the construction of settlement agreements which involved the Court distinguishing the decision of the House of Lords in Bank of Credit and Commerce International v. Ali [2002] 1 AC 251.”
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11 Stone Buildings, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.11sb.com
