British American Tobacco: Fraud
Commons · Question 31858 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the report by the University of Bath entitled New report reveals potential $28 million tax discrepancy involving British American Tobacco in Kenya, published on 12 February 2025, if the Serious Fraud Office
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 27 Feb 2025
Following a three-year investigation, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) determined in January 2021 that this case did not meet the evidential test as defined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors and it was closed.As is long-standing practice, the SFO can neithe...