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516143

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, (a) how much funding he has allocated to and (b) how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the (i) Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and (ii) SFO's Proceeds of Crime Division in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	35794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO gross budget</p></td><td><p>£44.6m</p></td><td><p>£41.3m</p></td><td><p>£40.1m</p></td><td><p>£43.7m</p></td><td><p>£54m</p></td><td><p>£59.4m</p></td><td><p>£62.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO Proceeds of Crime Division <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£0.920m</p></td><td><p>£1.021m</p></td><td><p>£1.571m</p></td><td><p>£1.683m</p></td><td><p>£1.931m</p></td><td><p>£2.304m</p></td><td><p>£2.674m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Full time equivalent staff </strong><sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>401<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO Proceeds of Crime Division</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>23.43</p></td><td><p>32.71</p></td><td><p>31.43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>The figures includes any blockbuster funding received in each year. They exclude capital expenditure, annually managed expenditure. </em></li><li><em>The Proceeds of Crime figures include the budget for the current year and outturn for the previous years. They do not include £110k funding received from the Department for International Development in the financial years 2014-15 &amp; 2015-16.</em></li><li><em>This data covers FTE staff in post as at 31<sup>st</sup> March each year including fixed term contractors, but not agency staff. Complete records for staff in post in the Proceeds of Crime division before 2011-12 are not held centrally and the figures provided for these years are based on available data.</em></li><li><em>This is a revised figure which corrects the number previously published in the SFO Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15.</em></li></ol> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/05/2016 14:50:07 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

850229

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding his Department allocated to the Serious Fraud Office in each year since 2016; and how many staff the Serious Fraud Office employed in each year since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	129797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Details of funding and staffing for the Serious Fraud Office covering the years 2015-16 and 2016-17 can be found in the respective SFO Annual Report and Accounts. These are laid before the House each year and deposited in the Library of the House. These can also be accessed online at: <a href="http://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/corporate-information/annual-reports-accounts/" target="_blank">www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/corporate-information/annual-reports-accounts/</a>. Details for financial year 2017-2018 are due to published later this year once the 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts have been prepared and then audited by the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 12/03/2018 16:43:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

65380

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Serious Fraud Office's incorrect reclamation of VAT on fees it paid to barristers and other contractors; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	203779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The incorrect reclamation of VAT by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is an historical event which the Director of the SFO has taken steps to deal with. I am satisfied that it has no implications for the policies of the SFO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 09/07/2014 11:50:11 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

1612234

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she plans to publish a revised Framework Agreement to govern her Department’s superintendence of the Serious Fraud Office.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Following the initial update in November 2022, further information on the revised Framework Agreement will be published in May 2023 as part of next update on the progress being made against the recommendations made by Sir David Calvert-Smith. The Attorney General will provide an update to Parliament at the same time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 03/05/2023 09:16:37 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1612239

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to Sir David Calvert-Smith's report and Independent Review into the Serious Fraud Office’s handling of the Unaoil Case–R v Akle & Anor, published on 21 July 2022, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of her Department's oversight of the SFO and its handling of sensitive and high risk cases in the context of the recommendations in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Following the initial update in November 2022, a further update on progress will be published in May 2023. The Attorney General will provide an update to Parliament at the same time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 03/05/2023 10:16:43 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1612236

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions her Department has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support of her review of the Serious Fraud Office Framework Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The review of the Framework Agreement between the Law Officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been undertaken by the Attorney General’s Office, with input from the SFO, and in line with guidance published by HM Treasury (Managing Public Money: framework documents - GOV.UK (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpslawofficers%40attorneygeneral.gov.uk%7C661aebd0aede4120b1a608db4b19011d%7C00dd0d1dd7e64338ac51565339c7088c%7C0%7C0%7C638186342974196610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GOz2xvE0zHjOXQug7D7%2F5SaUW%2FjoGhUN5SyDkTYcdVg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). This has not required discussions with the Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Secretary of State for Business and Trade; or external organisations. In accordance with this guidance, the approval of HM Treasury will be sought prior to publication.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 181526 181528 181529 question first answered 03/05/2023 09:25:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1612237

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions her Department has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on support of her review of the Serious Fraud Office Framework Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The review of the Framework Agreement between the Law Officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been undertaken by the Attorney General’s Office, with input from the SFO, and in line with guidance published by HM Treasury (Managing Public Money: framework documents - GOV.UK (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpslawofficers%40attorneygeneral.gov.uk%7C661aebd0aede4120b1a608db4b19011d%7C00dd0d1dd7e64338ac51565339c7088c%7C0%7C0%7C638186342974196610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GOz2xvE0zHjOXQug7D7%2F5SaUW%2FjoGhUN5SyDkTYcdVg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). This has not required discussions with the Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Secretary of State for Business and Trade; or external organisations. In accordance with this guidance, the approval of HM Treasury will be sought prior to publication.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 181526 181527 181529 question first answered 03/05/2023 09:25:30 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1612238

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions her Department has had with external organisations on support for her review of the Serious Fraud Office Framework Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The review of the Framework Agreement between the Law Officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been undertaken by the Attorney General’s Office, with input from the SFO, and in line with guidance published by HM Treasury (Managing Public Money: framework documents - GOV.UK (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpslawofficers%40attorneygeneral.gov.uk%7C661aebd0aede4120b1a608db4b19011d%7C00dd0d1dd7e64338ac51565339c7088c%7C0%7C0%7C638186342974196610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GOz2xvE0zHjOXQug7D7%2F5SaUW%2FjoGhUN5SyDkTYcdVg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). This has not required discussions with the Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Secretary of State for Business and Trade; or external organisations. In accordance with this guidance, the approval of HM Treasury will be sought prior to publication.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 181526 181527 181528 question first answered 03/05/2023 09:25:30 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1612235

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions her Department has had with the Prime Minister on support of her review of the Serious Fraud Office Framework Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	181526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The review of the Framework Agreement between the Law Officers and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been undertaken by the Attorney General’s Office, with input from the SFO, and in line with guidance published by HM Treasury (Managing Public Money: framework documents - GOV.UK (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpslawofficers%40attorneygeneral.gov.uk%7C661aebd0aede4120b1a608db4b19011d%7C00dd0d1dd7e64338ac51565339c7088c%7C0%7C0%7C638186342974196610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GOz2xvE0zHjOXQug7D7%2F5SaUW%2FjoGhUN5SyDkTYcdVg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). This has not required discussions with the Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Secretary of State for Business and Trade; or external organisations. In accordance with this guidance, the approval of HM Treasury will be sought prior to publication.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 181527 181528 181529 question first answered 03/05/2023 09:25:29 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1060617

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department has taken to minimise disruption to the work of the Serious Fraud Office in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	220767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The SFO has already put contingency plans in place to ensure minimal disruption to its casework in the event of no deal. This includes delivering training and awareness sessions and reviewing cases that are using or will use EU tools and measures. In addition an exercise is underway to recruit six additional staff members to support case teams when the UK exits the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:33:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham