Serious Fraud Office
- Date 15 February 2018
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 31: Not upheld
The complainant requested information on the cost of the investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into manipulation of LIBOR. The SFO refused to disclose this information and cited the exemptions provided by the following sections of the FOIA: 31(1)(a) (prejudice to the prevention or detection of crime), 31(1)(b) (prejudice to the apprehension or prosecution of offenders), 31(1)(c) (prejudice to the administration of justice). The Commissioner’s decision is that the SFO cited these exemptions correctly and so it was not obliged to disclose this information.