Disrupting Serious and Organised ... - College of Policing

1 Disrupting Serious and Organised Criminals Menu of tactics What is this menu for? This menu has been developed to assist anyone who is looking to disrupt a criminal, particularly those involved in Serious and Organised crime, at a local level and working with partners. It will help you identify the appropriate tactics and powers that are available to law enforcement and partner agencies to disrupt criminality. It is designed to support a problem solving Approach to the disruption of criminals using a breadth of existing law enforcement and other agency tactics. The problem solving approach encourages greater focus on understanding the cause of a problem so that tactics can be more effective and more efficient in the longer term.

2 The menu provides ideas to assist in forming a coherent, creative disruption plan, with a combination of different tactics from many different agencies. If specialist tactics are being utilised in disruption activities then this menu can be used in conjunction with them, and is complimentary to the NCA Disruption Manual. How to use this menu. The menu is split into 6 areas of a criminal s lifestyle that facilitate or support their opportunity to commit crime: Lifestyle, Behaviour, Vehicles, Travel, Business, Crime. These 6 areas also present opportunities to be creative in Disrupting their criminality.

3 On the following page you will be able to use hyperlinks under these headings to navigate a vast number of tactics/ opportunities, each with its own 4 page profile consisting of : What is this tactic? Impacts Case study What s the procedure? Who can help me? What do I need to watch out for? These multi-agency tactics can be combined into a bespoke disruption plan. In developing the multi-agency disruption plan, consideration should be given to: o Assigning a plan owner from the most appropriate agency o Using a combination of tactics to disrupt a single or multiple elements of the criminal s lifestyle.

4 O Engagement with the full range of agencies and partners who are supporting the disruption plan o Using each disruption as an opportunity for further intelligence gathering and refreshing the plan o The co-ordination and timing in the use of the tactics: the plan owner needs oversight of the complete suite of tactics to ensure they are complimentary The menu is not an exhaustive list of every possible tactic but it should assist you in thinking differently, prompt a different approach, and deliver a different outcome. The menu is designed to be used interactively through hyperlinks. Next steps Keeping the menu current: If you have any new ideas for interesting tactics not mentioned, please let us know If you try a tactic or combination of tactics that has particular success, please let us know.

5 If you try something that doesn t work, it s just as important to learn from it. Identify why you think it didn t work, and let us know. Accessing the menu: Initially the menu will be made available as an interactive PDF document through common portals such as the College website, Police on Line Knowledge Area (POLKA), PAM for GAIN agencies. Development of the menu: This product is a prototype and development is being scoped to create an alternative tool with improved functionality and accessibility for the user. Your feedback and thoughts on this are welcome. Let us know your comments via the online survey form Cash Seizure and Forfeiture Seize and forfeiture of money Civil Aviation Disrupt/prevent reoffending pilots licence controls Civil Tax Recovery Property/asset freezing, alternative to POCA Confiscation Orders Cash, property recovery Deportation Removal of foreign national ACRO checks FNO checks, removal for previous convictions Night time Economy Disrupt OCG use of Bars/clubs Gang Injunctions Restrict gang association etc.

6 Prisoner Location Disrupt OCG by location within prison Production Orders Court application for financial info Refusal of Citizenship Remove privilege of UK citizenship DWP Disrupt fraudulent exploitation of benefit claims Mobile ID Overt fingerprint scanners - confirm ID SARS make full use of Suspicious Activity reports on Serious and Organised criminals Utility Provider enquiry Identify bill payers, make-safe opportunities CHIS Use CHIS to identify and assess disruption impacts Private Partnership Develop bespoke partnerships per group Execution of Warrants Standard disruption tactic Firearms licencing Disrupt OCG acquisition of firearms Tax interventions Disrupt exploitation of tax rules, excise duty CCTV deployment Overt use of CCTV cameras to disrupt lifestyle.

7 Community reassurance Use follow up plans to reduce morale of Organised Criminal groups Sentence discount agreement Assist police receive reduced sentence Noise Nuisance Enforcement on noise nuisance litter FPN Enforcement on litter Graffiti FPN Enforcement on graffiti Breach of Notice bins Enforcement on domestic bins Community Protection Notice Application and breach enforcement Planning enforcement Local planning regulation enforcement Parking enforcement local parking enforcement condition of a building Enforcement on the unsatisfactory condition Use of NPAS Use of the helicopter, understand the Lifestyle impact Compliance Order Add conditions to a Confiscation Order Driving Licence Interventions DVLA and Police Interaction Central Police Motorway 24hr Roads Policing Resource (Central England)

8 Operators Licences DVSA enforcement of operators licences ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition Taxi/Private Hire Regulation Local Authority Licencing compliance Proactive Road Safety Targeted minor traffic investigations Driving Disqualification Disqualified from holding a licence Speed check sites Targeted speed enforcement sites Disrupt Routine Journeys Disrupt preferred routes using overt police tactics Seizure of vehicles Fly-Tipping Local Authority powers to seize vehicles Remove Untaxed Vehicles Local Authority Powers to remove vehicles Remove Abandoned Vehicle Local Authority Powers to remove vehicles Seize Vehicle No Insurance Police powers to remove uninsured vehicles Production of Driving Docs Request for physical production at Police Station Disclosure to Insurance Notify of previous convictions / disqualifications Bespoke Vehicle Target Produce specific target pack for OCG vehicles Vehicle Prohibition Police/DVSA powers to prohibit the use of vehicles MOT compliance DVSA powers to enforce testing compliance Insurance Fraud Bureau Coordination of information to

9 Tackle Insurance Fraud Cherished Transfers Revoke the use of a misused private VRM plate Special Branch Use of Special Branch Ports Officers Border Force Intelligence Hub Intelligence sharing and action tasking Vehicle Travel Restrict Travel to Thailand disrupt travel / holidays in Thailand European Arrest Warrant Use European arrest powers Foreign Travel Restriction Restrict ability to leave the UK Travel Restriction Order Restrict ability to leave the UK Transport for London Enhance intelligence on London transport National Document Fraud Restrict ability to use fraudulent Documents Exclusion Zones Existing orders Exclude Criminals from geographical areas Border Force warnings Index Place criminal of interest on a border warning index Child online Protection CEOP assistance to support online protection UK National Central Office Assistance with Counterfeit Currency Disclosure Notice Requirement to provide information for investigations Disclosure Order Requirement to provide information for investigation Notification Order Register an overseas sex offender Sexual Risk Order Restrict the

10 Behaviour of a relevant offender Serious Crime Prevention SCPO is an order to prevent reoffending ( Serious crime) Sexual Harm Prevention SHPO is an order to prevent reoffending (sexual offences) Violent Offender Order VOO is an order to prevent reoffending ( Serious violence) Influence Activity Change behaviour to achieve investigation/disruption aim Prison Debrief Learn from offenders post-conviction Associates Notice Inform associates of OCG they are under investigation School Intervention Direct training to specific audience Enforce Minor Offences Take every opportunity to prosecute Neighbourhood Briefings Comprehensive partnership briefings Online Infiltration Use of covert Internet Investigators Overt Attrition Visit Overt visits to home/business Section 24 PACE Effective use of Police arrest powers Offender