Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

Part 1 The Serious Organised Crime Agency

Chapter 1 SOCA: establishment and activities

Operational matters

21 Operational responsibility of Director General

(1) The Director General of SOCA has the function of exercising general operational control in relation to the activities carried out in the exercise of SOCA’s functions.

(2) This function includes deciding—

(a) which particular operations are to be mounted in the exercise of any of those functions, and

(b) how such operations are to be conducted.