Serious Fraud Office

Serious Fraud Office
an agency established by the Criminal Justice Act 1987 having a director and charged with instituting and conducting proceedings involving serious or complex fraud. It may take over cases run by others. It was given much more sweeping powers to obtain information than the police had to obtain documents and other papers. The suspect has to answer questions, and these answers may be put to him in later proceedings.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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