Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police Keith Bristow has been announced as the head of the National Crime Agency today.

Keith Bristow will be the NCA’s first operational head and will play a vital role in developing the new agency, whose remit is to protect communities and individuals from harm by tackling serious, organised and complex crime, including cyber crime.

Home Secretary Theresa May said: "I am delighted to announce Keith Bristow as the new head of the National Crime Agency.

"For too long we have lacked a strong, collaborative national response in the fight for criminal justice. The NCA will make the UK a more hostile environment for serious and organised crime and strengthen our border.

The NCA declared that in bringing criminals to justice, even more will be done to strip away illegally obtained assets.

"Officers and staff from existing agencies that will become part of the NCA are already working hard to tackle serious, organised and complex crime and new approaches and capabilities will become operational before 2013 to cut crime and protect our borders," Bristow said. "I shall be working closely with chief constables, leaders of other law-enforcement organisations, police authorities, police and crime commissioners and the government to ensure that the NCA delivers the maximum protection possible for communities within the resources it has available."

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