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SOCA: strategies & objectivesUK Serious Organised Crime Agency
UNECE Seminar – 29 th January 2010
Chris HumphreyHead of
Industry Exchange and Alerts
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What is SOCA ?
Serious Organised Crime & Police Act 2005
SOCA – commenced 1st April 2006
To reduce the HARM caused by SOC
4,000 staff, NDPB – under Home Office
Serious Crime Act 2007 (ARA & SCPO)
DG : Bill Hughes CBE
Chair: Sir Ian Andrews CBE TD
UK Threat Assessment:
3 Organised criminals make use of ‘specialists’ who provide a service, sometimes to a range of criminal groups. Services include transport, money laundering, debt enforcement…
17 …Successful serious organised criminals ensure that they or their transporters are knowledgeable about border controls and about related law enforcement measures and techniques.
32 Most organised crime groups appear to sub-contract transport to trusted specialists, including drivers, with whom they have built up a level of trust. British organised crime groups will often share transport to reduce costs and risks and to maximise profits. Traffickers continue to make significant use of UK-bound Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), concealing drugs either in a variety of legitimate loads or in specially constructed compartments.
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IndEx & Alerts Mission
To build and MANAGE strong,sustainable and mutually beneficial , high level, relationships with the private sector
To provide information to the private sector to protect society from harm (the GIVE)
Build our knowledge of SOC from private sector partners (the TAKE )
Using information sharing gateways in the SOCAP 2005 s.33 & 34
Financial
Retail
On-line
Utilities
Communications
Security
Transport
Achievements with the private sector
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Serious Organised Crime – what does it cost business?
Premium transport
Security Staff
Security Products
Training
Insurance
Security Infrastructure
Data & IT security
Time & Money
Reputation
The front line?
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Your front line?
– a trusted partner
SOCA’s Engagement with TAPA
• Initial findings
• SOCA became a TAPA LEA Member
• SOCA Alerts on TAPA Website
• Presentations to TAPA Members
ALERTS
SOCA ALERTS
• False Identities
• Movement of precursor chemicals
• Uniform policy – company strategy
• Arms Trade
• Movement of cocaine
• Counter corruption – insider threat
Future Partnership Working
• SOCA/UKBA – Anglo Polish initiative on Organised Immigration Crime
• Information sharing in real time
• Informing the membership
Anglo-Polish Project
• Identifying key geographic locations where drivers are vulnerable
• Contaminated loads – economic impact
• Driver training – duty of care
• Maintaining international trade flows
Information Sharing
• Continued use of TAPA Website to post SOCA Alerts
• Use of the TAPA IIS to build knowledge within SOCA
• Analysis of incidents to assist in trend prediction
Informing the Membership
• Issue of Alerts through the TAPA Website to inform members on target hardening
• Presentation to the members on specific topics affecting the supply chain
• Direct contact with members on sensitive issues
Questions?
Chris Humphrey Chris Humphrey Chris Humphrey Chris Humphrey Lou ReidLou ReidLou ReidLou Reid
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UNECE Seminar – 29th January 2010
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