Serious Organised Crime Taskforce
The Serious Organised Crime Taskforce was set up to ensure Scotland can respond robustly to the threat posed by organised crime, identify improvements, ensure all agencies are working the same direction and to ensure that the public are aware of the many successes the police service produce. Membership of the group includes the Lord Advocate; the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland; the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency; the Prison Service; HM Revenue and Customs; and the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency.
In June 2009 the Taskforce published its Serious Organised Crime Strategy, Letting Our Communities Flourish, to a stakeholder group of around 80 from the public and private sector.
On the same day the preliminary findings of the Scottish Serious Organised Crime Group (SOCG) Mapping Project were published.
In June 2010 the Taskforce published a progress report 'Letting Our Communities Flourish - One Year On', setting out the progress of the Strategy over the last year.
Remit
To work together to help deliver the Scottish Government's commitment to tackling serious organised crime by:-
identifying priorities for tackling serious organised crime in Scotland.
making recommendations to Scottish Ministers on setting strategic priorities on serious organised crime for the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA);
sharing best practice and improving co-ordination between law enforcement agencies and others;
- identifying innovative ways of working together and encouraging better ways of working together;
- developing a coherent Scottish response on reserved and other serious organised crime issues; and
- making proposals for legislation, research and other measures to tackle serious organised crime