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65103

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date	01/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Wonga
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what consideration the Serious Fraud Office has given to investigating Wonga, for fraud by false representation under section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	203476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office is aware that City of London Police are reviewing whether a criminal investigation is now appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/07/2014 15:36:56 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

65104

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Wonga
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Prosecution Service has been contacted for investigative advice by any police force in England and Wales with regard to the possible criminal liability following the findings by the Financial Conduct Authority that Wonga has been threatening debtors with letters from fake law firms.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	203477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not yet been approached for investigative advice, by any police force, in respect of possible criminal matters arising from the Financial Conduct Authority investigation of Wonga.</p><p>Following the announcement that Wonga would pay £2.6 million in compensation, after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears, the CPS Deputy Head of the Specialist Fraud Division contacted the City of London Police, on the 26 June 2014, to enquire whether this matter was being criminally investigated.</p><p>City of London Police are the national police lead for serious fraud investigations. They are currently assessing whether the case merits a criminal investigation and have confirmed that they will refer any request for advice to the CPS Specialist Fraud Division.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/07/2014 15:39:04 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

65105

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Wonga
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions have taken place between the Financial Conduct Authority and the Serious Fraud Office on the recent finding by that regulator that Wonga sent letters to debtors from non-existent solicitors demanding payment.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	203475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has no records of any discussion with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in regard to this matter.</p><p>Press statements have been issued by both the FCA and the City of London Police concerning Wonga and their agreement to pay compensation.</p><p>If the SFO is approached by any law enforcement or regulatory bodies then any relevant matters will be considered for criminal investigation in line with the SFO's remit to investigate fraud, bribery and corruption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve question first answered 07/07/2014 15:41:32 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry