PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prosecutions (11 April 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
The table below shows the number of individuals or bodies corporate against whom the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) instituted proceedings in each year but does not include persons outside the jurisdiction, for whom the court has issued a warrant of arrest under section 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 but in respect of whom no written charge or summons has been issued.
Year | Number |
2012 | 12 |
2013 | 30 |
2014 | 20 |
2015 | 23 |
The SFO started two related sets of proceedings against Alstom Network UK. One in 2014, the other in 2015. Only the first set of proceedings is included in the table above.
Answered by:
Sir Robert Buckland (Conservative)
14 April 2016
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