Serious fraud referrals
When suspected serious or complex financial wrongdoing may require the Serious Fraud Office.
Matters involving serious fraud, complex financial misconduct, corruption, serious public-resource misuse, procurement abuse or organised financial deception may require SFO consideration.
The referral should identify the suspected conduct, scale and complexity, affected public resources or persons, available evidence, relevant payments or records, and any immediate preservation risk. The CPS and SFO must use the casework relationship set by current law and their framework arrangements.