The Attorney General has updated Parliament that significant
action has been taken across all 11 of Sir David’s
recommendations.
The Attorney General KC MP said:
Last November I updated Parliament confirming that
the SFO had made significant
progress in delivering nine of Sir David Calvert-Smith’s
recommendations following his independent enquiry into the Court
of Appeal’s judgment in the Unaoil case.
Today I am pleased to announce that significant action has been
taken across all 11 of Sir David’s recommendations, with further
activity planned.
HMCPSI have verified
that positive progress has been made and the Chief Inspector has
kindly agreed to consider my invitation to carry out a further
inspection to assess whether the SFO’s actions have been
effective.
The Director of the SFO and her team are now focused on embedding
the changes that have been made and monitoring their
effectiveness.
Delivering what has been promised remains one of my key
priorities, ensuring the SFO can continue to carry out their
important mission of tackling the scourge of serious financial
crime.
The Attorney General laid a Written
Ministerial Statement to Parliament today and the AGO
has also published a detailed progress
update.
The SFO has
also published an update on its progress to date against
the recommendations set out in Brian Altman KC’s independent
review of R. v Woods & Marshall.
