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Organisations offering information, support and advice

Organisations offering emotional support and practical help Please follow this link for information on support services. Victim Support If you have experienced fraud, you can contact the charity Victim Support for free and confidential support to help you move forward. Victim Support is the independent charity for people affected by crime across England and Wales. […]

Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Introduction A Deferred Prosecution Agreement (β€œDPA”) is a Court approved agreement between a company, partnership or unincorporated association, referred to in this chapter as β€œthe Company”, and a prosecutor at the CPS or SFO. A DPA may be an appropriate alternative to prosecution of the Company where it would be in the public interest. Entry […]

Capita Oak Pension and Henley Retirement Benefit Schemes, Self-Invested Personal Pensions and Trafalgar Multi Asset Fund

Operation name: HZL02 – HAZEL – [email protected] The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the Capita Oak Pension and Henley Retirement Benefit schemes and Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPS) sold through Sycamore Crown Ltd, Jackson Francis Ltd, TPS Land, CLP Brokers or PFR Services, which were invested into storage pods. The investigation includes the Trafalgar Multi Asset […]

Deferred Prosecution Agreements – the perspective from England and Wales

14 September, 2016 | Speeches

Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the Handelsbatt Conference 2016.

Investment manager behind Β£100 million no-win-no-fee fraud jailed for 14 years

11 August, 2022 | News Releases

Following a successful investigation and prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Timothy Schools, the investment manager who used millions of pounds of investors’ money to fund his luxury lifestyle, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, in a hearing at Southwark Crown Court today.

Witness for the SFO

If you would like to view the ‘Witness for the SFO’ booklet as a PDF, please use the link below. Β  The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and prosecutes the topmost tier of complex fraud including bribery and corruption. In doing so we are fully committed to putting victims and witnesses at the heart of […]

SFO secures conviction of investment manager for Β£100 million no-win-no-fee fraud

3 May, 2024 | News Releases

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today secured the conviction of former investment manager David Kennedy for his part in a Β£100 million investment fraud in which hundreds of people lost their savings, following a re-trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Bribery Act guidance

UK companies that do business with integrity are better positioned to reduce risks and capitalise on commercial opportunities. Doing business with integrity means ensuring compliance with the UK Bribery Act and insisting local partners, agents and distributors adhere to the same high standards. It also means being vigilant for modern slavery and other human rights […]

The use of information to discern and control risk

2 September, 2014 | Speeches

Alun Milford, General Counsel, at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime 2014, Jesus College, Cambridge.

Corporate Co-operation Guidance

This document is for guidance only. It assists in assessing the co-operation from business entities (herein referred to as β€œorganisations”). Decisions in each case will turn upon the particular facts and circumstances of that case.[1] Co-operation by organisations benefits the public and advances the interests of justice by enabling the Serious Fraud Office (β€œSFO”) more […]

Carlauren Group

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is conducting an investigation into the Carlauren Group, a former UK registered property developer, in relation to an alleged Β£76 million fraud involving luxury care homes. Over four years, the company purchased 23 properties across the UK, offering an annual 10% return on investment in its renovation of these properties […]

Implementation Update – May 2023: Altman Review

24 May, 2023 | News Releases

In April 2021, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) commissioned Brian Altman KC to conduct a review into our handling of R v Woods & Marshall. As of May 2023, we are on track to implement all the recommendations in full.