Unexplained Wealth Orders
(asked on 26th September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many unexplained wealth orders the Serious Fraud Office has (a) applied for and (b) been granted in each of the last 10 financial years.
This question was answered on 4th October 2019
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has not applied for any Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) to date. However, the SFO is committed to making use of the new powers enacted in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, including UWOs, and they proactively review all cases to see whether the use of this tool would be appropriate.