@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "88" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Attorney General" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fraud: Prosecutions" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Attorney General, how many fraud prosecutions were carried out in England and Wales in each Crown Prosecution Service business area." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Islington South and Finsbury" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Emily Thornberry" ; parl:uin "214293" ; dcterms:date "2014-11-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

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

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’s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.

The SFO’s 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.

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.

The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.

2012/13

2011/12

2010/11

2009/10

2008/09

2007/08

Number of investigations opened

8

10

13

17

20

18

Number of individuals charged

18

24

25

57

31

20

Number of corporates charged

0

0

1

2

0

1

Number of convictions secured

14

39

23

24

33

17

Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)

20

54

28

26

54

25

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

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.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South Swindon" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Robert Buckland" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-09-01"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "201977" , "205065" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-09-01T14:33:31.5220891Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

It would not be appropriate to give a running commentary on SFO investigations. I am aware of the provisions within paragraph 4(b)4 of the Protocol, which state that if any such direction were to be made then I would make a report to Parliament, so far as was compatible with national security.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South Swindon" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Robert Buckland" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-02-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-02-23T12:46:02.613Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Emily Thornberry" . parl:answerText "

The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a separate record of the outcome of prosecution proceedings by specific offences, such as non-benefit frauds, or where the offences prosecuted concerned one victim. To obtain this information would involve undertaking a manual search of case records which would incur a disproportionate cost.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Kenilworth and Southam" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Jeremy Wright" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-11-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-11-11T11:35:59.6418191Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Julie Hilling" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "88" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Attorney General" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fraud: Prosecutions" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Attorney General, whether he has issued a direction under 4(b) of the Protocol Between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Departments to the Serious Fraud Office on a case under investigation by that office in the last four months; and if he will make a statement." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North East Fife" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Sir Menzies Campbell" ; parl:uin "224228" ; dcterms:date "2015-02-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

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 ‘Fraud and Forgery’.

The category of ‘Fraud 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.

2013-2014

Cymru Wales

426

Eastern

683

East Midlands

570

London

3,196

Merseyside & Cheshire

528

North East

577

North West

931

South East

762

South West

558

Thames and Chiltern

802

Wessex

449

West Midlands

824

Yorkshire & Humberside

933

Central Casework Division

6,803

England & Wales

18,042

Data Source: CPS Management Information System

The Central Casework Division includes ‘Fraud and Forgery’ prosecutions previously undertaken by the prosecution function of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South Swindon" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Robert Buckland" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2014-11-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2014-11-17T15:32:39.17Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "88" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Attorney General" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fraud: Prosecutions" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions have been made for non-benefit-related fraud in each year since 2009; and how many such prosecutions were for offences against an individual victim." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Bolton West" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Julie Hilling" ; parl:uin "213310" ; dcterms:date "2014-11-04"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "88" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Attorney General" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Attorney General" ; parl:hansardHeading "Fraud: Prosecutions" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl: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." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Islington South and Finsbury" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Emily Thornberry" ; parl:uin "205092" ; dcterms:date "2014-07-10"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "4"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; .