Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office signed in each year since 2010.
Since Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were introduced in 2014, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has signed a total of 12. The table below provides details of the number of DPAs signed each year since their introduction in 2014.
Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
DPAs signed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Since 2010, 122 SFO led prosecutions have resulted in a conviction. The table below provides details of the number of prosecutions that led to a conviction in each year since 2010, and whether these relate to a corporate entity or an individual. |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | total | |||||
Corporate | 1 |
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Individuals | 1 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 114 |
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Total | 2 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 122 |
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In 2022, the SFO is taking forward 7 trials, involving 20 defendants charged against a total of 80 counts. The high volume of trials taking place this year is in part a result of trials not being able to go ahead during the pandemic.
Detailed information regarding SFO prosecutions and DPAs can be found on their website: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/.