Fraud: Prosecutions

(asked on 5th September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.


Answered by
Michael Tomlinson Portrait
Michael Tomlinson
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
This question was answered on 20th September 2022

The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term “brought forward” has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements.

Year

Prosecutions brought against individuals

Prosecutions brought against corporates

2013

27

3

2014

18

2

2015

10

3

2016

25

2

2017

27

5

2018

7

1

2019

7

2

2020

14

4

2021

7

4

Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: https://www.sfo.gov.uk.

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