§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Attorney-General what was the success rate in prosecutions by the Serious Fraud Office which were concluded within the last six months.
§ The Attorney-GeneralEleven Crown court trials involving 22 defendants have been concluded since 1 261W October 1992. Seventeen defendants have been convicted and two acquitted and three were discharged without the jury having to return a verdict. In one further trial in the magistrates court the defendant was acquitted. This decision is the subject of appeal to the divisional court.