Order 2013. SI 2013/2733. The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA) created new law enforcement powers and established a new agency, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) .1 SOCA commenced work on 1 April 2006 and replaced the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad.2 It also took ov

s the judicial authority in this case. The authority to issue an EAW is indeed a fundamental question. That question has already been determined by the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The certificate issued by SOCA on 6th December 2010 says "On behalf of 12 EFTA_R1_00017391 EFTA01735307 the Serious Organised Crime Agency I he