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Protected Persons Service

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  • witness protection program
    / Canada and the United Kingdom

    …the program, known as the Protected Persons Service, is operated by the National Crime Agency; as of 2014 it is believed that there are as many as 3,000 participants. Conditions of acceptance into these programs are similar to those required to enter WITSEC in the United States.

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    …the program, known as the Protected Persons Service, is operated by the National Crime Agency; as of 2014 it is believed that there are as many as 3,000 participants. Conditions of acceptance into these programs are similar to those required to enter WITSEC in the United States.

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