United Kingdom – Policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement responses to white collar crime and the financial crisis

Ryder, Nicholas

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to critically consider the prosecution of fraud related offences by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and City Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the United Kingdom, with reference to the Fraud Act 2006. This paper will concentrate on the how the SFO and FCA have attempted to police allegations of fraud and how they have preferred to use financial sanctions at the expense of instigating criminal proceedings.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: The Fraud Act 2006 – Ten Years On: A critical evaluation of the Act from legal academics, legal practitioners and criminologists
• Start Date: Jan 13, 2017
• End Date: Jan 13, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Nov 11, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 13, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: financial crisis, financial crime, fraud and United Kingdom
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/900057
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : The Fraud Act 2006 – Ten Years On: A critical evaluation of the Act from legal academics, legal practitioners and criminologists