§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Attorney-General how many staff, both police or civilian, are employed by the Serious Fraud Office; and how many there have been in each year since its creation.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Serious Fraud Office currently employs 116 permanent civil servants. The figures for previous years are as follows:
Sixty-two in 1988–89, 83 in 1989–90 and 101 in 1990–91. The permanent civil servants employed are supplemented by temporary staff whose number varies with operational requirements. The number of temporary staff so employed is currently 57. The Serious Fraud Office does not employ police officers. Police officers work in conjunction with the Serious Fraud Office and are attached to cases under the control of the Serious Fraud Office by agreement with the appropriate police force.