Information between 23rd March 2025 - 12th April 2025
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Crime and Policing Bill (First sitting)
76 speeches (13,942 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Thursday 27th March 2025 - Public Bill Committees Home Office Mentions: 1: Harriet Cross (Con - Gordon and Buchan) in all the work that is being done to try to improve our response to fraud—whether by the Serious Fraud Office - Link to Speech |
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Employment Rights Bill
119 speeches (47,030 words) 2nd reading Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) the CMA has a long-standing incentivisation scheme for citizen whistleblowers and now the Serious Fraud Office - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 26th March 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Financial Conduct Authority, relating to Safe Hands, dated 11 March 2025 Treasury Committee Found: with this and have issued a public response setting out why. 1 We note there is an ongoing Serious Fraud Office |
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Tuesday 25th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, and Financial Conduct Authority Treasury Committee Found: We will see what comes out of the Serious Fraud Office investigation. |
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Bribery: Prosecutions
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Attorney General: To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) attempted and (b) successful public prosecutions there have been of (a) British nationals and (b) individuals resident in the UK with respect to the general bribery offences under the Bribery Act 2010 broken down by (i) type or sub-type of offence and (ii) prosecuting organisation or agency. Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) As Solicitor General I superintend the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The SFO is the lead agency in England and Wales for investigating and prosecuting serious international fraud, bribery, and corruption cases. The CPS also prosecutes bribery offences investigated by the police, committed either overseas or in England and Wales. General bribery offences (sections 1 and 2 Bribery Act 2010) The tables below show the number of individuals – British national or UK resident – charged and successful prosecuted (by way of guilty plea or conviction by jury) by the SFO under sections 1 and 2 of the Bribery Act 2010.
The CPS does not record or hold the requested data centrally and is not able to disaggregate its data based on nationality of offenders. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 7 Bribery Act 2010 The SFO has charged and successfully prosecuted (by way of Deferred Prosecution Agreement, guilty plea, or conviction by jury) 12 organisations under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. The CPS has charged organisations under section 7 five times. However, this is not an indication of final outcome or if the charged offences were the substantive charges at finalisation. The CPS does not record or hold the requested data on prosecution outcomes at the offence-level centrally. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 45 Criminal Finances Act 2017 The SFO and CPS have not brought any charges under section 45 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017. |
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Bribery: Prosecutions
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Attorney General: To ask the Solicitor General, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) attempted and (b) successful public prosecutions under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010, broken down by (i) type or sub-type of offence and (ii) prosecuting organisation or agency. Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) As Solicitor General I superintend the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The SFO is the lead agency in England and Wales for investigating and prosecuting serious international fraud, bribery, and corruption cases. The CPS also prosecutes bribery offences investigated by the police, committed either overseas or in England and Wales. General bribery offences (sections 1 and 2 Bribery Act 2010) The tables below show the number of individuals – British national or UK resident – charged and successful prosecuted (by way of guilty plea or conviction by jury) by the SFO under sections 1 and 2 of the Bribery Act 2010.
The CPS does not record or hold the requested data centrally and is not able to disaggregate its data based on nationality of offenders. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 7 Bribery Act 2010 The SFO has charged and successfully prosecuted (by way of Deferred Prosecution Agreement, guilty plea, or conviction by jury) 12 organisations under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. The CPS has charged organisations under section 7 five times. However, this is not an indication of final outcome or if the charged offences were the substantive charges at finalisation. The CPS does not record or hold the requested data on prosecution outcomes at the offence-level centrally. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 45 Criminal Finances Act 2017 The SFO and CPS have not brought any charges under section 45 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017. |
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Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) Friday 28th March 2025 Question to the Attorney General: To ask the Solicitor General, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) attempted and (b) successful public prosecutions under Section 45 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017, broken down by (a) type or sub-type of offence and (b) prosecuting organisation or agency. Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) As Solicitor General I superintend the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The SFO is the lead agency in England and Wales for investigating and prosecuting serious international fraud, bribery, and corruption cases. The CPS also prosecutes bribery offences investigated by the police, committed either overseas or in England and Wales. General bribery offences (sections 1 and 2 Bribery Act 2010) The tables below show the number of individuals – British national or UK resident – charged and successful prosecuted (by way of guilty plea or conviction by jury) by the SFO under sections 1 and 2 of the Bribery Act 2010.
The CPS does not record or hold the requested data centrally and is not able to disaggregate its data based on nationality of offenders. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 7 Bribery Act 2010 The SFO has charged and successfully prosecuted (by way of Deferred Prosecution Agreement, guilty plea, or conviction by jury) 12 organisations under section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010. The CPS has charged organisations under section 7 five times. However, this is not an indication of final outcome or if the charged offences were the substantive charges at finalisation. The CPS does not record or hold the requested data on prosecution outcomes at the offence-level centrally. The information can only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost. Section 45 Criminal Finances Act 2017 The SFO and CPS have not brought any charges under section 45 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017. |
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Stonewall: Membership
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 24th March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 25 February (HL5027), whether the (1) Serious Fraud Office, (2) Independent Office for Police Conduct, and (3) National Crime Agency, are paid members or affiliates of Stonewall. Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office) The Independent Office for Police Conduct is a paid member of Stonewall. The Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency are neither members nor affiliates of Stonewall. |
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Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025 These Regulations amend Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25). Schedule 4 (relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.) sets out the public authorities, other than local authorities, who may exercise powers under Part 3 of that Act to obtain communications data(5), the statutory purposes for which the communications data may be obtained, the type of communications data which may be obtained and any designated senior officers within those authorities who may authorise the obtaining of communications data internally, including in urgent cases. Home Office Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Enhanced affirmative: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Laid: Wednesday 2nd April - In Force: Not stated Found: Commission, insert— “Security Industry Authority60A(7)(b) and (d)”(10) After the entry for the Serious Fraud Office |
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Mar. 27 2025
Bill 213 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) - large print Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill Found: Ministers; (d) the Financial Conduct Authority; 25(e) the National Crime Agency; (f) the Serious Fraud Office |
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Mar. 27 2025
Bill 213 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill Found: Ministers; (d) the Financial Conduct Authority; 25(e) the National Crime Agency; (f) the Serious Fraud Office |
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Thursday 10th April 2025
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 2 April 2025 to 8 April 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: agencies overseas Electricity Markets (Ofgem) experience programme Maximum 12 months Serious Fraud Office |
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Tuesday 8th April 2025
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 12 March 2025 to 1 April 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: agencies overseas Electricity Markets (Ofgem) experience programme Maximum 12 months Serious Fraud Office |
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Monday 24th March 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Chapter 5: Circumstances where a remediation contribution order may be appropriate Document: developer remediation contract (PDF) Found: (B) is subject to an ongoing investigation by the police, the National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office |
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Monday 24th March 2025
Home Office Source Page: Forensic Science Regulator code of practice Document: (PDF) Found: Serious Fraud Office. |
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Monday 24th March 2025
Home Office Source Page: Forensic Science Regulator code of practice Document: (PDF) Found: Serious Fraud Office. h. HM Revenue & Customs. i. Home Office. j. |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 08 2025
Serious Fraud Office Source Page: 2024-25 Director and senior management team expenses Document: 2024-25 Director and senior management team expenses (webpage) Transparency Found: team expenses 2024-25 Director and senior management team expenses From: Serious Fraud Office |
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Apr. 03 2025
Serious Fraud Office Source Page: 2024-25 Government Procurement Card spend over £500 Document: 2024-25 Government Procurement Card spend over £500 (webpage) Transparency Found: spend over £500 2024-25 Government Procurement Card spend over £500 From: Serious Fraud Office |
| Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 03 2025
Serious Fraud Office Source Page: Serious Fraud Office sets out next steps in ambitious plan Document: SFO 2025-26 Business Plan (PDF) News and Communications Found: Serious Fraud Office sets out next steps in ambitious plan |
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Apr. 03 2025
Serious Fraud Office Source Page: Serious Fraud Office sets out next steps in ambitious plan Document: Serious Fraud Office sets out next steps in ambitious plan (webpage) News and Communications Found: Serious Fraud Office sets out next steps in ambitious plan |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Mar. 28 2025
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Source Page: Blue Guide: advertising and promoting medicines Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: (BMA), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the Royal Pharmaceut ical Society (RPS), the Serious Fraud Office |
| Draft Secondary Legislation |
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The Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025 These Regulations amend Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25). Schedule 4 (relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.) sets out the public authorities, other than local authorities, who may exercise powers under Part 3 of that Act to obtain communications data(5), the statutory purposes for which the communications data may be obtained, the type of communications data which may be obtained and any designated senior officers within those authorities who may authorise the obtaining of communications data internally, including in urgent cases. Home Office Found: Commission, insert— “Security Industry Authority60A(7)(b) and (d)”(10) After the entry for the Serious Fraud Office |
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PDF - Legislative Consent Memorandum Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Found: • Allowing the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to use its powers under section 2 of the Criminal Justice |