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Since Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were introduced in 2014, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has signed a total of 12. The table below provides details of the number of DPAs signed each year since their introduction in 2014.<\/p>

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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

DPAs signed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Since 2010, 122 SFO led prosecutions have resulted in a conviction. The table below provides details of the number of prosecutions that led to a conviction in each year since 2010, and whether these relate to a corporate entity or an individual.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

total <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Corporate <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

8<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Individuals<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

9<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

19<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

114<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

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Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

8<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

10<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

5<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

4<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

122<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

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<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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In 2022, the SFO is taking forward 7 trials, involving 20 defendants charged against a total of 80 counts. The high volume of trials taking place this year is in part a result of trials not being able to go ahead during the pandemic.<\/p>

Detailed information regarding SFO prosecutions and DPAs can be found on their website: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "127339"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-02T15:33:56.05Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office signed in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "127341"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1434164", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1434164/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Between the 25th<\/sup> of April and the 31st<\/sup> of December 2013, no Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were signed by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as DPAs were only introduced on 24th<\/sup> of February 2014, under the provisions of Schedule 17 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Since then, the SFO has entered into a total of 12 DPAs.<\/p>

<\/p>

During the period of the 25th<\/sup> of April 2013 and the 13th<\/sup> of December 2013, 9 SFO led prosecutions resulted in a conviction. All of these were brought against individuals. There were no prosecutions brought against corporate entities during this period.<\/p>

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Detailed information regarding SFO prosecutions and DPAs can be found on their website: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4481", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Chalk"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cheltenham"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alex Chalk"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "127340"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-02T12:47:19.973Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office signed between 25 April and 31 December 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "127342"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/155387", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/155387/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted and finalised in 2013-14 by the Crown Prosecution Service in each business area and the Central Casework Division, where the Principal Offence was categorised as \u2018Fraud and Forgery\u2019.<\/p>

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<\/p>

The category of \u2018Fraud and Forgery, comprises a number of offences including offences prosecuted by way of the Fraud Act 2006, fraudulently evading income tax, VAT, excise duty or national insurance, bankruptcy offences, money laundering, forgery or using a false instrument and obtaining property, services or pecuniary advantage by deception.<\/p>

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2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cymru Wales<\/p><\/td>

426<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Eastern<\/p><\/td>

683<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

East Midlands<\/p><\/td>

570<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London<\/p><\/td>

3,196<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Merseyside & Cheshire<\/p><\/td>

528<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North East<\/p><\/td>

577<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North West<\/p><\/td>

931<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South East<\/p><\/td>

762<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South West<\/p><\/td>

558<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Thames and Chiltern<\/p><\/td>

802<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wessex<\/p><\/td>

449<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Midlands<\/p><\/td>

824<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Yorkshire & Humberside<\/p><\/td>

933<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Central Casework Division<\/p><\/td>

6,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England<\/strong> & Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18,042<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Data Source: CPS Management Information System<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

The Central Casework Division includes \u2018Fraud and Forgery\u2019 prosecutions previously undertaken by the prosecution function of the Department for Work and Pensions.<\/p>

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<\/p>

The Principal Offence Category is assigned at the end of a prosecution to indicate the most serious offence with which a defendant is charged at the time of finalisation. It is not possible to disaggregate the outcomes of individual offences, such as fraud, without undertaking a manual search of case records which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-17T15:32:39.17Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many fraud prosecutions were carried out in England and Wales in each Crown Prosecution Service business area.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "214293"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76971", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76971/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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11 convictions were secured in 2013/14 and 16 prosecutions were completed in 2013/14 (including those with convictions).<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud (including cases of domestic or overseas bribery and corruption) which, in the opinion of the Director of the SFO, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. Since April 2012, the SFO\u2019s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

The SFO\u2019s Intelligence Unit will assess all matters referred to the SFO whether by the public, the police or other agencies or organisations and refer those considered suitable for acceptance to a Case Evaluation Board before submission to the Director for his decision to open a criminal investigation under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

SFO investigations are complex, and this can sometimes lead to investigations merging or splitting into different parts. For instance, the Libor investigation is into numerous financial institutions, and there are other large investigations which have been subdivided.<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2008/09<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2007/08<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Number of investigations opened<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

13<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Number of individuals charged<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

24<\/p><\/td>

25<\/p><\/td>

57<\/p><\/td>

31<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Number of corporates charged<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Number of convictions secured<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

24<\/p><\/td>

33<\/p><\/td>

17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

54<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td>

26<\/p><\/td>

54<\/p><\/td>

25<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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<\/p>

Note 1: Two cases have been opened, closed, and then re-opened. These have been counted only once in the data above.<\/p>

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<\/p>

Note 2: Prior to April 2012 the SFO did not collate all of its casework data centrally and it is therefore possible that some records form this period may not have been identified. The SFO is currently carrying out a project to ensure that its reporting systems are more robust in the future.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-09-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "201977"} , {"_value" : "205065"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-09-01T14:33:31.5220891Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fraud: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been completed by the Serious Fraud Office in 2013-14 and each of the previous five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"} ], "uin" : "205092"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 4, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }