HL Deb 10 June 2003 vol 649 c17WA
Lord Phillips of Sudbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cases have been prosecuted by the SFO in each of the last five calendar years, and how many have resulted in convictions. [HL2784]

The Attorney-General (Lord Goldsmith)

Serious Fraud Office statistics are recorded by trials completed in each reporting year (5 April to 4 April). The table below shows the results for the last five years:

Financial Year ( April to April) Trials prosecuted in year Number of Defendants in Trials completed Number of convictions in trials completed (by defendant)
1998–99 18 38 31
1999–2000 8 12 11
2000–01 24 58 51
2001–02 8 13 10
2002–03 14 25 17
2003–04 3 5 4
Total 75 151 124