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The Serious and Organised Crime Agency, created just four years ago and presented as Britain's answer to the FBI, is to be scrapped by coalition ministers, it's reported. A Home Office consultation to be published today will propose replacing the secretive organisation with a National Crime Agency, which would include a new …
That was quick
It seems at the moment its just "SCRAP EVERYTHING THE LAST GOVERNMENT DID, also did we tell how bad they were?!?!"
How about adapting some of the structures that are there instead of rebuilding everything, especially at SOCA it seems silly since they must have bought and paid for some serious kit and be experienced at using it.
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It takes 4 years for the oversight committee with responsibility for the steering group that provides guidelines to the asset management strategy team to bring in a special advisor to outsource the decision about which consultancy to use in order to produce a really top quality mission statement.
How can you expect to see any results before every civilian support staffer has a mug and/or pen with that mission statement on it to inspire them?
So interception modernization might not be and Peadogeddon may be delayed.
Somehow I can't quite see the downfall of civilization being imminent.
Perhaps a bit *more* oversight of Big Jim and the Paedo Hunters club might be in order. Let's see *all* those *billions* of suspect members of the KDF fan club*. shall we?
*That figure is made up, but then I suspect so are most numbers thrown round by the "Pro" monitor everything, everywhere lobby in these debates.
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Has nothing to do with SOCA, that's their chums in Cheltenham.
Is it me?
I think you'll find that SOCA *is* lead agency for managing this and rolling out. The data management (AFAIK) is the bit that is being handled at Cheltenham. I'm merely reminding people of things already covered by El Reg.
You would think.
The new national crime agency will build on SOCA, there is no other sensible choice, SOCA hold all the skills for dealing with cross (force) border and international crime, so no matter what the replacement is, it will still be the same people doing it.
The other thing about SOCA is that it may have a poor reputation in the UK, but outside the UK it doesn't, and indeed it is responsible for UK Policing's international relations.
It is not, allegedly, liked by most senior police officers because it deals with all the glamour crimes, and especially the Met. who believe they are already the UK FBI. Until recently, they said little about their success, letting the local force take the credit, as they were the ones who kicked down the doors. They actually see themselves as more of an intelligence agency, with the disadvantage of the fact serious criminals are far far nastier than spies, identifying a SOCA officer might very well have permanent consequences for them and their families.
Headlines like the one about recovering £1 for every £15 spent on them are also misleading. That part of their business was picked up from the Asset Recovery Agency, who consume a lot less of their budget. Their mission is to reduce harm, and the best way of doing that, is not always sending people to jail. You might also dwell on the fact that the UK government spends far less on stopping drug trafficking than the traffickers spend on doing it.
It's also fair to say that the NPIA IT and SOCA would have been merged anyway regardless of government, with training going to maybe ACPO, but more likely SERCO.
Whatever comes out, SOCA will still be the starting point, it won't be a whole new agency, as simple things like court cases and letting new IT contracts take years of time which the Home Office simply doesn't have, and the criminals won't stop just because SOCA has gone away for a while and they need time to sort things out.
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CEOP: Value For Money?
"...The restructuring would apparently also put paid to CEOP chief executive Jim Gamble's plans to take his organisation independent. It has so far been overseen by SOCA, but following lobbying the last government agreed to make it a non-departmental public body in its own right. Reports suggest that move is now off the agenda..."
CEOP have long required a reappraisal. Under NuLabour they prospered beyond their wildest dreams, encouraged by a succession of spineless, craven Home Secretarys, too blinkered to criticize, too weak to confront them on any of their increasingly hysterical (and publically unsubstantiated) utterances.
CEOP seemed to have perfected the art of opaque scaremongering, whilst enjoying, again under NuLabour, unique access to Parliament and the very process of law making. For instance, you can lay the blame for the existence of both the ridiculous 'extreme pr0n' and laughable-if-it-wasn't-so-spiteful 'cartoon pr0n' laws at CEOP's unashamed door - they were very vocal in their support for the new laws and present at all the Parliamentary consultations.
Last year, by their own admission, CEOP cost the UK taxpayer £12.5million (they also received cash and technical donations from their sponsors in the private sector). What exactly did the taxpayer get back for their tens of £millions over the past twelve months alone? Hmmm. They claim to have 'rescued' more children from harm ('safeguarded' is the current favorite buzzword). This year's figure for 'safeguarded' children is up on last year's (a brief look at previous CEOP annual reviews sees, unsurprisingly, the numbers steadily rising year-on-year).
Meanwhile, by their own admission, online CP - especially the 'commercial' kind - is on a steady, managed, decline. CEOP continue to lurk about in chat rooms and have a keen interest in torrents, P2P and social networking sites... in essence, they sense their job description evaporating (or at the very least metamorphosing) before their eyes, so the need to continually reinvent is paramount if they are not face budgetary extinction.
Hence, the announcement they are to become the UK's premier 'missing kids' agency. Oh - and just a small detail - they are also (possibly) to begin trialling polygraph (lie detector) tests at some indeterminate point in the near future. We're not told why, but left to wonder if anyone at CEOP will have the wit to put a 'Room 101' plaque on the door.
The only people to see real value in CEOP's continued existence are the tabloids and broadcast media, who seem to gleefully parrot everything the good Reverend Gamble seems to have to say on The Great Moral Panic without even a hint of irony. None of them seem to want to have a bad word said against the organisation. How very odd.
Coalition Ministers and their accountants are determined, it seems, to extract a little more 'value' from CEOP this time around. No doubt the dying days of the NuLabour administration saw CEOP attempt to manoeuvre itself into a more favorable position for it's own budgetary survival post-election, possibly in the foreknowledge that the years of unconditional public handouts were almost certain to come to an end once The Dear Leader and his Politburo got the heave-ho.
Agreed. It's been running a few years, but at the beginning was a mish mash of peoples from different organisations. It was bound to have teething troubles.
They seem to be at last showing some cohesiveness, those two fat drug dealers for instance, and so seems to me to be mad to abandon it now. (Unless they just want to change the name.)
I would however mandate two things.
1. The abandonment of their outsourcing strategy. costs a fortune, bound to be ripped off.
2. The sacking of their entire HR department who seem to me to be intent on free lunches with recruitment consultants.
As for the deviant hunters at CEOP. Well, I think they should be granted execute privilege on their targets.
"As for the deviant hunters at CEOP. Well, I think they should be granted execute privilege on their targets."
What a great and well thought out idea. Who are their targets again? Oh yeah, anyone who has a photo of their kid in the bath or underage kids sexting each other ... or anyone who has seen the London 2012 logo ... and so on. We're gonna need more dieing holes ...
Is policing supposed to make a profit then?
Are we expecting the police to fund themselves through fines, then? If not, why is it a surprise that it costs more to get fines (and reclaim ill-gotten gains) from scrotes than it costs to implement it? After all, chokey isn't free either.
The point is quite simply that if you're a major drugs pusher, pimp or fence, you *can't* any more spend 6 months inside and then come back out to your fancy Mayfair flat. You lose *everything* you got from crime, which is entirely how it should be. I don't care that it costs more to make this happen than they get back from the scrotes - I want the punishment to fit the crime. In the case of career criminals, losing the house over your kiddies' heads and your wife's jewellery is a far better punishment than any amount of jail time.
@British FBI
So the organisation ended up ignoring serious organised crime while pursuing witch hunts for imaginary groups of millions of ordinary people committing a thought crime the media and hence politicians don't like.
It was more interested in the financial and political advancement of it's boss than protecting the public and managed to alienate local law enforcement.
Well you can't say you weren't warned.
ps. have we discovered if the director wears a dress yet?
Yes, What's With The FBI Comparison?
I was about to make a similar post before I scrolled down to yours.
To say that the FBI's reputation was tarnished for decades (even before the revelations about Hoover were uncovered) is an understatement. I wonder if the current comparisons are based on images on TV shows, instead of reality.
Yes, I suspect that the FBI is a better organization now than it has been, but I also suspect that's because that's because of retirement of the old guard.
Getting kind of crowded out there
Maybe the trouble with Apple 4's not working is that so many government bodies, together with illicit private ones, are tapping rhe communications.
You have GCHQ, the US NSA (who monitor almost every cell network in the world [remember they were caught in Greece?]), BT, SOCA and who knows how many others.
GCHQ could look after all this police activity - they are most likely checking porn for steganography anyway - and the NSA most likely are covering them anyway.
Customs/immigration should suffice for the borders - there is no need for the police there. Now the Army is being pulled out of Afghanistan they could replace the Plods touting machine guns at airports.
The only problem is all these unemployed would be on the dole and the savings would be less than envisaged
Now hold on
You can't have four letters in your acronym! Every alphabet soup gubbermint agency is only allowed three alphanumeric characters to make it easy for the average bloke and for nice looking reports. Once a fourth character is added the agency becomes another red headed stepchild that has to do twice as much with half the money and respect.
Yes, I know they get the job done and are more efficient than most gubbermint agencies but they just don't get the press, three letters is where the glory is. Proof? In the US there are NIST, NOAA and NASA all quietly getting the work done but NSA, DHS, DOD, SSA, CDC and IRS get all the accolades while doing work at half the quality.
Now then, learn from MI5, MoD, DfE, MoJ and GAD. So, off with you, fetch a three letter acronym and don't come back without one. No, I'll have none of that two letter talk! Don't get me started on those damn two letter acronym hooligans!
It's a regualr complaint
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It really doesn't matter whether SOCA have a good reputation internationality, one could say that's because the international organisations are so far away that they're not aware of what goes on in the UK.
The fact remains that SOCA is incredibly top heavy when it comes to management and bureaucracy. But this is so typical of British organisations, it's a cultural thing which we British are known for. There's something wrong with the people at the top, that seem to think that managers are more important than people doing the ground work.
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Implementing Health Reform: Minimum Essential Coverage And The Multi-State Plan
November 24th, 2014
Two earlier posts this past weekend analyzed the massive Department of Health and Human Services 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameter Proposed Rule, released on November 21. Also on November 21, the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury released a final rule on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals, while the Office of Personnel Management released proposed modifications to the multi-state plan (MSP) program rule. This post explores these rules.
Minimum Essential Coverage
The ACA requires Americans to either maintain "minimum essential coverage" (MEC) or pay a tax. There are a number of exceptions to the requirement, however, and the concept of MEC can become quite complicated. The final rule published by the IRS provides guidance as to the meaning of MEC and the rules governing some of the exceptions.Read the rest of this entry »


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Colorado Radiation Levels Highest in World
Colorado radiation levels are currently the highest in world according to the Radiation Network based in Prescott, Arizona which has released a real-time map of the United States showing current radiation levels as reported by the GeigerCounters. The state of Colorado seems to be almost double if not triple the radiation level from other states, and here we thought is was California that would be in trouble first.
Colorado Radiation Levels Video
How to Read the Map showing Colorado Radiation Levels
The numbers represent radiation Counts per Minute (CPM), including environmental radiation from outer space as well as from the earth's crust and air. Depending on your location within the US, your elevation or altitude, and your model of Geiger counter, this background radiation level might average anywhere from 5 to 60 CPM, and while background radiation levels are random, it would be unusual for those levels to exceed 100 CPM. – Currently parts of Colorado are reading 64 CPM as of 4:00pm MST 4/10/11.
Thus, the "Alert Level" for the National Radiation Map is 100 CPM, so if you see any Monitoring Stations with CPM value above 100, further indicated by an Alert symbol over those stations, it probably means that some radioactive source above and beyond background radiation is responsible.
So What Now?
Were not going tell our readers to stay indoors as we are all active people. For the most up to date radiation levels please be sure to visit: http://www.radiationnetwork.com/ and keep in mind this data is updated every minute 24 hours a day. Stay healthy..
Who would ever thought that Colorado, located up up in the in the rocky mountains would veer have the highest background radiation in the world?


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Book your room at Ascot Boutique Hotel
Deluxe RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Superior RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Suite, 1 Queen BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children)
4-star hotel in Johannesburg with a full-service spa
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is close to Observatory Golf Club, South African Museum of Military History, and Johannesburg Zoo. Local attractions also include Killarney Golf Club and Melrose Arch Shopping Centre.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Ascot Boutique Hotel features a fitness center. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and laptop-compatible safes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Ascot Boutique Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Ascot Boutique Hotel features a full-service spa and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This Johannesburg hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours), an area shuttle, and a casino shuttle. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fireplace in lobby
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Television in lobby
- Free breakfast
- ATM/banking
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Casino shuttle (surcharge)
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Total number of rooms - 15
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- One meeting room
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Free parking nearby
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Room Amenities
- Room service (limited hours)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Turndown service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Slippers
- Shower only
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Individually decorated
Where to Eat
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Ascot Boutique Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Cherry Boutique and Spa.
The spa is open select days. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Minimum age to access spa is 12
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Parking height restrictions apply
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
No pets or service animals allowed
- 1 percent tourism fee will be charged
- Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 350 per vehicle (one way)
- Early check-in fee: ZAR 350
- Late check-out fee: ZAR 350
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
National Rating
Quality Graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) – South Africa's official quality assurance organization.