National Central Bureau
SOCA acts as the UK point of contact for Interpol, Europol and the Schengen Information System.
In this capacity SOCA maintains the following functions:
- Single point of contact for International enquiries from SOCA and all UK Police and law enforcement agencies.
- 24/7 capacity for Interpol with direct connections to their databases and provides a specialist service to Europol through Europol Liaison Officers.
- Coordination of all inbound and outbound Cross Border Surveillance requests with Schengen partners.
- Dedicated Fugitives Unit that acts as the UK Central Authority for all European Arrest Warrants (EAW).
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