Speeches

Emily Thornberry – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-24.

To ask the Attorney General, how many directors of companies were disqualified as a result of a criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the five preceding years.

Oliver Heald

The number of directors of companies disqualified on conviction following prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office were as follows:

2012/13

2011/12

2010/11

2009/10

2008/09

5

18

6

8

22

Data prior to 2008 is not collated centrally and it is not possible to provide the information requested without incurring a disproportionate cost.