Serious Fraud Office (Senior Staff)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 8 January 2013.

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Photo of John Spellar John Spellar Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) 11:30, 8 January 2013

If one of our constituents is overpaid on tax credits, or on their housing or council tax benefits, which often occurs through no fault of their own, the state claws the overpayment back, yet the Serious Fraud Office has made unauthorised redundancy payments to bureaucrat fat cats—some of nearly £500,000—but seems to be doing nothing to recover them. What, therefore, will the Attorney-General do to get the money back? Perhaps he could get a new lawyer, but he could also take action against those responsible for irresponsibly giving away public money.