Excess votes 2020-21: Serious Fraud Office

The Public Accounts Committee considers any instances in which a government department or body exceeds its authorised annual spending limits, thereby incurring an ‘Excess Vote’ – the procedure for Parliamentary authorisation of the additional spending. The SFO’s 2020-21 annual accounts were qualified by the NAO because it breached its annual authorised annual spending limit of … Show more

The Public Accounts Committee considers any instances in which a government department or body exceeds its authorised annual spending limits, thereby incurring an ‘Excess Vote’ – the procedure for Parliamentary authorisation of the additional spending. The SFO’s 2020-21 annual accounts were qualified by the NAO because it breached its annual authorised annual spending limit of £1 million by £2.55 million, due to legal costs arising from a failed prosecution, therefore incurring an Excess Vote. The Committee will hold a hearing with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office. If you have evidence on the SFO’s spending please submit it here by Wednesday 2 February 2022. Show less