SFO performance standards
Full details of services performance standards for the current year can be found in the Performance Information for Appropriations, Vote: Serious Fraud (download the PDF below).
A summary of the key performance standards are as follows:
Performance Measure |
2010/11 Budget Standard |
Timeliness |
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Completion of inquiry to investigation within targeted working days |
Category A – 14 days; 90% |
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Category B – 28 days; 90% |
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Completion of a Part I investigation within targeted working days |
Category A – 3 months; 75% |
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Category B – 3 months; 75% |
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Completion of a Part II investigation within targeted working days |
Category A – 12 months; 75% |
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Category B – 9 months; 75% |
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Communication to stakeholders (complainants, witnesses etc) regarding a specific investigation |
Category A - monthly; 90% |
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Category B - quarterly; 90% |
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Quality |
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Post investigation reviews of investigation/prosecution files |
Category A - 90% |
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Category B – 50% |
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Custodial sentence ordered where conviction is obtained |
Category A – 90% |
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Category B – 60% |
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Quantity |
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Number of complaints received |
200 |
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Number of complaints reviewed |
100 |
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Number of new cases where investigation commenced |
20 |
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Number of cases brought to prosecution |
15 |
Notes
Category A & B
Category A cases are those that are:
- investigation into a fraud alleging $10 million losses or greater, or
- investigation into a fraud alleging 100 or more investors/victims, or
- involve bribery or corruption of a public official.
Category B cases are all other investigations.
Part I and Part II
A “Part I investigation” is a preliminary investigation conducted for the purpose of detecting complex or serious fraud.
A “Part II investigation” is a full investigation into a suspected case of complex or serious fraud.