Filter tips - SFO guides reporting

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in collaboration with the City of London Police has issued new guidance about where to report fraud allegations, writes Katie Wheatley of Bindmans. Under the new guidance all fraud referrals - unless from companies or whistleblowers - should be made to Action Fraud. Reports of allegations of serious corruption or bribery, or from whistleblowers or persons reporting on behalf of a corporate entity, should be made to the SFO. The SFO's website states that whistleblowers are current or former workers of the organisation they are reporting.

Katie Wheatley (+44 (0)20 7833 7825, katie.wheatley@bindmans.com) is a partner and Head of Crime, Fraud and Regulatory at Bindmans.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in collaboration with the City of London Police has issued new guidance [1] about where to report fraud allegations, writes Katie Wheatley of Bindmans. Under the new guidance all fraud referrals - unless from companies or whistleblowers - should be made to Action Fraud. Reports of allegations of serious corruption or bribery, or from whistleblowers or persons reporting on behalf of a corporate entity, should be made to the SFO. The SFO's website states that whistleblowers are current or former workers of the organisation they are reporting.