Part 1The Serious Organised Crime Agency
Chapter 1SOCA: establishment and activities
Liability for unlawful conduct
I129Payment by SOCA of amounts in connection with unlawful conduct of employees etc.
1
SOCA may, in such cases and to such extent as appear to it to be appropriate, pay—
a
any damages or costs awarded against a person to whom this section applies in proceedings for any unlawful conduct of that person;
b
any costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) incurred and not recovered by such a person in such proceedings, and
c
any sum required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has, or might have, given rise to such proceedings.
2
This section applies to—
a
any person who is employed by SOCA,
b
any constable or other person who has been seconded to SOCA to serve as a member of its staff, and
c
any constable or other person who has been provided for the assistance of SOCA under section 23, 24 or 25.