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Catalogue description Serious Fraud Office: Criminal Case Files
| Reference: | SFO 1 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Serious Fraud Office: Criminal Case Files |
| Description: |
Records relate to cases which the Serious Fraud Office have investigated and/or prosecuted. This series contains documentation relating to mutual legal assistance (MLA) cases which is the formal way countries request and provide help to each other to obtain evidence located in one country for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions in another country. The SFO makes outgoing requests for assistance from other jurisdictions and processes incoming requests made by other countries. Proceeds of crime files are contained within this series which were dealt with prior to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 being enacted. At the material time, proceeds of crime matters were covered by the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Proceeds of crime cases include investigations made with a view to applying for confiscation orders to prevent criminals from benefitting from their offending. The files consist primarily of papers relating to individual cases. All cases have been selected for preservation by virtue of having met the SFO’s criteria for the investigation top-tier fraud. |
| Date: | 1976-2011 |
| Arrangement: |
Files are arranged in case closure date order. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Serious Fraud Office, 1988- |
| Physical description: | 2664 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 84 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2020 Serious Fraud Office |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Records relate to cases which the Serious Fraud Office have investigated and/or prosecuted. This series contains documentation relating to mutual legal assistance (MLA) cases which is the formal way countries request and provide help to each other to obtain evidence located in one country for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions in another country. The SFO makes outgoing requests for assistance from other jurisdictions and processes incoming requests made by other countries. Proceeds of crime files are contained within this series which were dealt with prior to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 being enacted. At the material time, proceeds of crime matters were covered by the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Proceeds of crime cases include investigations made with a view to applying for confiscation orders to prevent criminals from benefitting from their offending. The files consist primarily of papers relating to individual cases. |
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