Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of staffing levels in the National Crime Agency.

The Government is committed to tackling serious and organised crime in and against the UK. The National Crime Agency plays a critical role in this mission, and we have made significant progress in strengthening the Agency. The NCA’s budget has increased by at least 21% in the last two years to over £860m, which will help it develop and maintain the critical capabilities and skilled workforce it needs.

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 gives the Director General of the Agency overall responsibility for staffing decisions. The NCA’s Strategic Workforce Plan sets out its staffing needs over the next 3-5 years, to ensure the skills, size and shape workforce are appropriate to protect the public from serious and organised crime.