§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Solicitor-General what arrangements the Serious Fraud Office will make with the Financial Services Authority to ensure the effective enforcement of the criminal law in cases of financial crime. [97842]
The Solicitor-GeneralThe Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Services Authority, together with the Crown Prosecution Service, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, the Crown Office in Scotland, the Department of Trade and Industry, Her Majesty's Treasury and the Police are working to develop guidelines for deciding who should take the lead in investigating particular instances of suspected financial misconduct and for liaison both on a regular basis and during investigations and subsequent regulatory, civil or criminal action. It is proposed to publish these guidelines when they have been finalised.