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National Crime Agency: People Smuggling

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 September 2025UIN 74645

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's announcement entitled Investment for Border Security Command to tackle people smuggling gangs of 3 August 2025, what the responsibilities of the 300 additional National Crime Agency officers will be.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The additional National Crime Agency officers will play a vital role in strengthening the NCA’s response to organised immigration crime (OIC).

This uplift in resource reflects the Agency’s commitment to tackling the OIC threat with greater intensity than ever before.

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