Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
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| Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency | |
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 Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency area |
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| Area | Scotland |
| Size | N/A |
| Population | N/A |
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| Formed | 2001 |
| HQ | Paisley |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
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| Director | Graeme Pearson, QPM |
| Website | Agency web site |
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) is a national police agency in Scotland responsible for disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime groups; by taking the profit out of such crime and reducing the demand for such products. It works alongside other Scottish police forces and is answerable to Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Police Services Authority. The Director of the agency is responsible to Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament for financial and administrative matters. The SCDEA shares its jurisdiction in Scotland with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), and SOCA requires permission from SCDEA or the Lord Advocate to conduct certain operations.
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[edit] Officials
The SCDEA is headed by a Director General and Deputy Director General, who with members of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland form the Policy Group (the Executive of the SDEA.) They are assisted by the Drugs Co-ordinator.
- In November 2007 the Director General Graeme Pearson QPM MA retired. He had been appointed on 8 Mar 2004 and held the rank of Deputy Chief Constable.
- The Interim Director General is Gordon Meldrum [1]
[edit] Units
The SCDEA has created several units and officials responsible for expanding its role in preventing serious crime in Scotland:
- Drugs Strategy Unit
- Scottish Money Laundering Unit
- Scottish Witness Liaison Unit
- National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (Scotland)
[edit] History
The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) was established on 1 Apr 2001.
The Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 put the SDEA on a statutory footing and renamed it as the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, funded through the Scottish Police Services Authority.
[edit] See also
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Police Intelligence
[edit] External links
- Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
- Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
- Policy Memorandum explaining future changes
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