SOCA is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). It is led by a Board with a majority of non-executive members. The Board is responsible for ensuring that SOCA discharges its statutory responsibilities and meets the priorities set by the Home Secretary.

The Board of SOCA are:

Name	Position
Sir Stephen Lander	Chair (Non-Executive)
Bill Hughes	Director General
Stephen Barrett	Director (Non-Executive)
Elizabeth France	Director (Non-Executive)
Ken Jarrold	Director (Non-Executive)
Janet Paraskeva	Director (Non-Executive)
General Sir Roger Wheeler	Director (Non-Executive)
David Bolt	Director Intelligence
Malcolm Cornberg	Director Corporate Services
Paul Evans	Director Intervention
Trevor Pearce	Director Enforcement

The Chair of SOCA, appointed by the Home Secretary, is responsible for SOCA's overall approach and for its relationship with Ministers and with Government generally, for SOCA's strategy and, with the non-executive directors, for oversight of its operational performance.

The Director General is also appointed by the Home Secretary, and is responsible for everything SOCA does operationally and administratively. He is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of SOCA's management team and ultimately also for the appointment, accreditation and direction of its other staff. As Accounting Officer, he is responsible for SOCA's expenditure and accounting arrangements.

Management Statement for the Serious Organised Crime Agency [.pdf, 208 KB]
Published register of interests of SOCA Board members [.pdf, 53 KB]