§ 33. Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Attorney-General what is his policy on the prosecution of persons involved in company fraud.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIt is the policy of both the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown prosecution service, acting through its fraud investigation group and specialist prosecutors in each of its areas, to prosecute company fraud, wherever it is detected, in accordance with the code for Crown prosecutors.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursIf Department of Trade and Industry inspectors produce a report indicating actions bordering on fraud or irregularities by prominent Conservatives, surely in those circumstances it is quite improper for the DTI to secure an injunction to prevent Channel 4 from publishing information from those reports in last night's programme "The Greed and the Glory".
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe hon. Gentleman is muddling two concepts. If there is evidence of wrong-doing of that type by anyone, no matter who he or 770 she may be, it should be properly investigated—in such a case, by the Serious Fraud Office. However, the confidentiality of the reports carried out by the DTI is a matter of public interest which is for the courts to decide if an application for an injunction is made.