'Britain's FBI' is launched
The National Crime Agency to tackle the country's most serious organised crimes, dubbed 'Britain's FBI', is launched today. It is the third major reorganisation of crime agencies in 15 years.
What is the National Crime Agency?
- More than 4,000 NCA officers will tackle crime under four commands: organised crime, economic crime, border policing and child exploitation and online protection, alongside a National Cyber Crime Unit.
- The NCA has an annual budget of £463 million for resources and £31 million for capital.
- The NCA will run the country's first national intelligence hub, place investigators at UK ports to tackle border crime such as human trafficking and will track down child-sex abusers online.
- It will also place around 120 officers overseas in 40 different countries.
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