Regulation

Serious Fraud Office spends £220,000 on aborted move to Canary Wharf

Prosecutor ditched the planned docklands relocation to spend more money on its internal systems

The SFO decided to stick with its office in the West End
The SFO decided to stick with its office in the West End Photo: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

The Serious Fraud Office spent more than £220,000 preparing for an aborted move to Canary Wharf, Financial News can reveal.

The white-collar crime agency said last year it would ditch Trafalgar Square for the docklands.

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