Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 123556

Vashi: Insolvency

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure that appropriate oversight is given to the decision by the Serious Fraud Office to not open an investigation into the Vashi diamonds case.

Answer

Ellie Reeves

The SFO is a relatively small, highly specialised government department that is permitted by law to investigate only the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption affecting the UK. Decisions on which cases to investigate are taken in...

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