SOCA is not itself a prosecuting body, but its work often results in prosecutions in the UK or overseas. Investigatory work to prepare for such prosecutions may be done directly by SOCA, or by one or more of SOCA’s partners with SOCA support. Prosecutions in the UK are taken either by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) or the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO). The venue for the prosecution is not necessarily where the offences took place.
Figures are available for prosecutions taken in the UK during 2006-07 as a result of SOCA led investigations, which are set out in the following table. These do not include prosecutions taken overseas or in the UK as a result of work carried out by partners with SOCA input.
City Total Belfast 1 Birmingham 13 Bolton 2 Bournemouth 1 Bristol 8 Cardiff 2 Carlisle 1 Chelmsford 3 Derby 4 Dover 1 Dundee 2 Edinburgh 1 Essex 1 Glasgow 2 Guildford 3 Hove 5 Hull 1 Leeds 8 Leicester 9 Lewes 1 Liverpool 24 London 89 Maidstone 1 Manchester 13 Newcastle 14 Northampton 5 Nottingham 8 Oldham 6 Plymouth 1 Portsmouth 1 Reading 6 Sheffield 9 Shrewsbury 1 St. Albans 6 Stafford 3 Stranraer 1 Teesside 6 Winchester 20 Total 283