A new FBI-style crimefighting agency will target drug gangs and paedophiles as well as helping to police Britain’s borders, the Home Secretary has said.
Theresa May is expected to give more details of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in a Commons statement later.
The agency, due to be launched in 2013, will replace the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
It will also include a border police component and take in the work of the Child Exploitation and Protection Centre (CEOP), although CEOP...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites