Economic crime affects more UK citizens, more often, than any other criminal threat to our national security. It undermines the integrity of the UK economy, our global reputation as a global financial centre. Finances are integral to trade and investment, and the ease of doing business is vital for our prosperity. However, our open financial systems and strong economy continue to be exploited by those seeking to generate, move and invest criminal money, from street cash up to the proceeds of the highest levels of bribery and corruption. The National Economic Crime Command consists of three cross-functions that operate independently from one another: the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), the United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) and the Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC).
The NECC brings together law enforcement agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector, with a shared objective of driving down economic crime in the UK. From targeting corrupt elites to tackling fraud, our work is high profile and focused on the highest harms to protect the most vulnerable.
Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC)
The Proceeds of Crime Centre discharges the statutory responsibility of Director General NCA (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PoCA), P1 section 3) to provide for the training, accreditation and monitoring of Financial Investigators.
Find out more about life as an NCA officer in the Proceeds of Crime Centre: Day in the life: PoCC
PoCC Teams
PoCC Development and Coordination
Responsible for the leadership and development of PoCC and the Business Management. The teams cover a range of functions including training requests and associated purchase orders/invoices, Workforce Planning, Budgets and Finance.
PoCC Regulator and Training Team
PoCC exercises the statutory function, per Part 1, Section 3 of PoCA responsibility by providing for the registration, training, accreditation and monitoring of Accredited Financial Investigators (AFIs) within the broader law enforcement community.
It delivers training of the highest and unquestioned quality to continue to support investigators in the workplace to ensure their continued professional development. The training delivery team provide the necessary training, ensure that all material is relevant and current, draft and compile exam questions and make sure that PDP material is in place for use by the relevant learners. The team also provide assistance, guidance and tuition to practitioners, being experts in their respective areas.
FISS Management and Support Team
Section 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 enabled the creation of the Financial Intelligence Support System (FISS) as a professional register. It is an official law enforcement database that facilitates the uploading of an individuals’ own and personal sanitised evidence within the Personal Development Portfolio (PDP) and Continued Professional Development (CPD) processes.
The team are responsible for ensuring the technical stability of FISS, managing relationships with external IT host provider. It provides policy and procedural guidance, case law, templates and other reference material essential to successful day to day operational delivery; and provides a platform for continuing professional development through the dissemination of regular updates, assessed activities and gateways to further training and qualifications.
