National Crime Agency inspection: The effectiveness and efficiency of the National Data Exploitation Capability

Thursday 04 Sep 2025 @ 12:10
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)

The National Crime Agency is the UK’s lead agency in the fight against serious and organised crime (SOC).

We inspected how effectively their National Data Exploitation Capability programme has worked to help them respond to SOC.

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National Crime Agency inspection: The effectiveness and efficiency of the National Data Exploitation Capability

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