PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Companies: Prosecutions (18 April 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Attorney General, how many companies have self-reported to the Serious Fraud Office for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Independent)
Answer
The Serious Fraud Office has received self-reports from companies but it would not be appropriate to confirm numbers.
The process of reaching Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) happens in stages. Initial negotiations are confidential to encourage openness on the part of the company. Under the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Court determines whether any relevant hearings are heard in public or in private. Any DPA must be approved by a judge and publicised.
Answered by:
Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative)
21 April 2016
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