National Crime Agency
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Lee Freeman is HMI for the National Crime Agency (NCA)
About the National Crime Agency
The NCA is the UK law enforcement agency responsible for leading, supporting and co-ordinating the response to serious and organised crime. This includes human, weapons and drug trafficking; cybercrime; and economic crime that cross regional, national and international borders. It has more than 4,000 officers, some of whom provide an international liaison function across and beyond Europe.
The agency has two functions specified in statute which are crime reduction and criminal intelligence.
HMICFRS’s role in inspecting this agency
HMICFRS has a statutory duty to carry out inspections of the NCA under the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Following an inspection, we must report to the Home Secretary on the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency.
The Secretary of State can also request that we inspect the NCA in respect of a particular matter.
Recent news
- How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?
- How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?
- Police response to online child sexual exploitation leaving children at risk
- Police forces overwhelmed and ineffective when it comes to digital forensics, new report finds
- Safeguarding: How effective is the National Crime Agency at protecting vulnerable people?
Recent publications
- Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?
- Vetting and anti-corruption part 1: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?
- An inspection of how well the police and National Crime Agency tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children
- An inspection into how well the police and other agencies use digital forensics in their investigations
- HMICFRS response to consultation on ‘Policing inspection programme and framework commencing April 2022’