SFO forced to justify lack of Eq Life criminal probe

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The Serious Fraud Office has been instructed to release potentially sensitive documents about the downfall of Equitable Life following a Freedom of Information request.

In a detailed letter , the Information Commissioner ruled the SFO must release a vetting note explaining why it refused to carry out a criminal investigation into the insurer's conduct. The SFO ...

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