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

Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 23:00

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.