Written question asked by Nigel Waterson (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 June 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 June 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.
Serious and Organised Crime Agency
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests the Serious and Organised Crime Agency has made since its creation in (a) Sussex and (b) all other UK operational regions, broken down by type of offence.
- Answer
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SOCA is a UK-wide organisation and not a territorial police force. Arrests made in relation to specific tasked operations may occur in any part of the country. SOCA does not record the county in which an arrest is made.SOCA records arrests against principal threat sectors. In 2006-07 there were 749 arrests as the result of SOCA casework in the UK. The breakdown by threat area was as follows:
Number of arrests Class A drugs trafficking 601 Organised Immigration Crime 128 Fraud 2 Other 18
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 142287; 461 c1054-5W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
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