Serious Fraud Office (Hansard, 13 September 2004)

HC Deb 13 September 2004 vol 424 c1441W 1441W

§ Mr. Kidney
To ask the Solicitor-General what recent assessment she has made of the conviction rate achieved by the Serious Fraud Office. [187726]

§ The Solicitor-General
In the year ending 4 April 2004, the conviction rate in SFO cases was 51 per cent. Over the past five years the average conviction rate was 75 per cent.
At the conclusion of each case the SFO holds a conference to consider what lessons can be learned.