Can the Serious Fraud Office be Fixed?
15 July 2024
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IEA research referenced in The Law Society Gazette
Research by former IEA Academic and Research Director James Forder on the Serious Fraud Office’s record of legal failures has been referenced in a Law Society Gazette feature on the SFO’s future.
The article said:
“Public confidence has been shaken by a dearth of successful prosecutions and accusations of mishandling by the main government prosecutorial agency responsible for tackling high-level fraud and related offences: the Serious Fraud Office. A 2023 report by the right-leaning Institute of Economic Affairs drew attention to a litany of ‘spectacular’ prosecutorial failures, calling the SFO ‘mistake prone’ with ‘too many instances of inappropriate or unprofessional behaviour’.”
Read the full article here.
You can also read a copy of Fraud Focus: Is the Serious Fraud Office fit for purpose?.
The article said:
“Public confidence has been shaken by a dearth of successful prosecutions and accusations of mishandling by the main government prosecutorial agency responsible for tackling high-level fraud and related offences: the Serious Fraud Office. A 2023 report by the right-leaning Institute of Economic Affairs drew attention to a litany of ‘spectacular’ prosecutorial failures, calling the SFO ‘mistake prone’ with ‘too many instances of inappropriate or unprofessional behaviour’.”
Read the full article here.
You can also read a copy of Fraud Focus: Is the Serious Fraud Office fit for purpose?.
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