Although the SFO has had a somewhat chequered history since being created in 1988, it is widely believed that the prosecutor-led approach to tackling large and complex fraud, which theUKimportedfromthe US, has proved more effective in recent years.
MPs have backed campaigns by supermarket chains including Asda and Tesco to end restrictions on the 'grey market' where genuine trademarked goods are importedfrom abroad to be sold within theUK at reduced prices.