Serious Fraud Office: Standards
Commons · Question 13390 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department has issued any guidance to the Serious Fraud Office following the Supreme Court’s judgment in R (Respondent) v Hayes (Appellant) UKSC/2024/0087.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 3 Jul 2026
The judgement made in Tom Hayes’ and Carlo Palombo’s appeal to the Supreme Court regarding their convictions for manipulating Libor and Euribor was not based on flaws in the SFO’s procedures and the need for internal guidance, but that the directions give...