The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has published guidance intended to strengthen support for companies that need to self-report fraud, bribery and corruption. This introduces a new route, via a dedicated email address, for corporate legal representatives to contact the SFO’s director of legal services, and updates the Corporate Cooperation Guidance, published in April 2025.
The SFO said the updates are a response to feedback from lawyers. Matthew Wagstaff, the SFO’s director of legal services and general counsel, announced the changes at an event in London. He said the SFO believed a “swifter, clearer path to enter negotiations for a deferred prosecution agreement is in the best interests of everyone.”
