Serious Fraud Office Act 1990

Investigation of suspected offences involving serious or complex fraud

8: Factors to which Director may have regard

You could also call this:

"What the Director Considers When Looking at Suspected Fraud"

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When you are looking at a suspected offence, the Director thinks about some key things. You consider the type of fraud and how it affects people. You also think about how big the fraud is and how complicated it is to understand. You look at how hard it is to gather evidence and understand the facts. You consider what is best for the public when making your decision. The Director uses these factors to decide if the fraud is serious or complex.

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7: Exercise of powers under this Part, or

"Using special powers to investigate serious fraud"

9: Power to require attendance before Director, production of documents, etc, or

"The Director can ask you to talk to them and share documents to help with a fraud investigation."

Part 2Investigation of suspected offences involving serious or complex fraud

8Factors to which Director may have regard

For the purpose of determining whether any suspected offence involves serious or complex fraud, the Director may, among other things, have regard to—
the suspected nature and consequences of the fraud:
the suspected scale of the fraud:
the legal, factual, and evidential complexity of the matter:
any relevant public interest considerations.