️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The Bank has since passed the results of the inquiry by Lord Grabiner QC to the Serious Fraud Office which is now examining the findings. SFO said it was <unk>investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England regarding liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008.<unk> <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Senior Tory MP Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the Treasury committee in the Commons, said the bank was right to refer inquiry to Serious Fraud Office. Following the confirmation by the SFO that it is investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England, the Bank can now confirm that it commissioned Lord Grabiner QC to conduct an independent investigation into liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008. <unk>Following the confirmation by the SFO that it is investigating material referred to it by the Bank of England, the Bank can now confirm that it commissioned Lord Grabiner QC to conduct an independent investigation into liquidity auctions during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008. Following the conclusion of that initial inquiry, the Bank referred the matter to the SFO on 20 November 2014. Given the SFO investigation is ongoing, it is not appropriate for the Bank to provide any additional comment on the matter at this time.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Barrister probed whether any staff knew or participated in rigging auctions. <unk> Barrister probed whether any staff knew or participated in rigging auctions. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>