Serious Fraud Office
The question
To ask the Solicitor General, what the (a) total headcount and (b) annual budget was for the Serious Fraud Office’s Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division in each of the years from 2021-22 up to 2025-26.
Answered by Ellie Reeves
The information requested is detailed in the following table:
Financial year | Budgeted headcount (FTE*) | Annual budget (£m) |
2021-22 | 47 | £3.0 |
2022-23 | 47 | £3.2 |
2023-24 | 47 | £3.2 |
2024-25 | 47 | £3.1 |
2025-26 | 52 | £4.3 |
* Full Time Equivalent
The Division’s staffing and budget (which covers staffing and wider operational costs) was increased in 2025-26 to strengthen its ability to recover criminal assets, including the creation of a new asset confiscation enforcement team.
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