Martin Partington: Spotlight on the Justice System

The Government’s plans for a National Crime Agency, to be established by April 2013, have been taken a stage further with the publication by the Home Office of the paper ‘National Crime Agency – a plan for the creation of a national crime-fighting capability’.

The Paper state: ‘Sharing intelligence, capabilities, expertise and assets, the NCA will comprise distinct Commands for Organised Crime, Border Policing, Economic Crime, and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. Each Command will be led by a senior experienced individual and will manage its own priorities and risks.’

Full details of the plans, as they currently stand, are published at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/nca-creation-plan?view=Binary