Select committee: Justice Committee

Serious Fraud Office inquiry

Closed Opened 11 Dec 2018 Closed 31 Jan 2019

Justice Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

The Serious Fraud Office aims to reduce the harm caused by high level economic crime and preserve the reputation of the UK as a safe place to do business. The new Director, Lisa Osofsky, took up her position on 28 August 2018. The SFO investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud which, in the opinion of the Director, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. In addition, the SFO recovers the proceeds of those crimes it investigates and helps overseas jurisdictions in their investigations into serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 11 December 2018.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

1 oral evidence sessionLatest 18 December 2018

All evidence

Recent activity

Letter from Lisa Osofsky, Director, Serious Fraud Office, follow-up from the SFO evidence session on 18 December, dated 7 January 201916 January 2019, Correspondence
Oral evidence session18 December 2018, Oral evidence

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
18 Dec 2018	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
16 Jan 2019	To committee	Letter from Lisa Osofsky, Director, Serious Fraud Office, follow-up from the SFO evidence session on 18 December, dated 7 January 2019