Miscellaneous and General National Crime Agency
The NCA's core mission, as set out by the then Government in National Crime Agency: A Plan for the Creation of a National Crime Fighting Capability (published in June 2011), is to lead the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime. It is responsible for tackling major organised crime, such as drug and people trafficking, serious crime such as child sexual exploitation and complex international fraud, including cyber-crime. The NCA came into being in October 2013.
	The NCA has a strategic role, bringing together intelligence from the UK and abroad to understand the international nature of organised criminal gangs, how they operate and how they can be disrupted.
	The NCA has more than 4,000 officers and operates across the UK, respecting the devolution of policing in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
	The NCA has close working partnerships with other government departments, UK police forces and other law enforcement agencies. It also has the power to direct chief officers of police forces and law enforcement agencies in England and Wales to undertake specific operational tasks to assist the NCA or other partners.
	Reflecting the experience of its initial two years of operations, sections 157 and 158 and Schedule 19 make changes to the arrangements under which the NCA may enter into collaboration agreements with other law enforcement agencies and the enforcement powers with which the Director General of the NCA can designate officers.