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Big leap forward? City reacts to Conservative manifesto pledge to scrap SFO

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Legal Business
19 May 2017
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Theresa May’s pledge to scrap the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and incorporate it into the National Crime Agency (NCA) has dominated the City’s reaction to the release of the Conservative Party manifesto, which also makes clear the need for proper approval of bidders on M&A transactions.

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