Extract from Lords debate on Bribery Act 2010: Post-legislative Scrutiny (Select Committee Report) - Feb 3
Thursday, 4 February 2021 07:45
Lord McNally (LD) [V]:...The Committee has rightly pointed to the
slow progress of bribery investigations and prosecutions and
rightly asks how the Government intend to bring a sense of urgency
to implementation and enforcement. It is encouraging that in
Transparency International’s 2020 report, Exporting Corruption, the
UK is one of only four countries, along with the USA, Switzerland
and Israel cited as active enforcers of anti-bribery measures, but
the report also finds that active...Request free trial
(LD) [V]:...The Committee has rightly pointed to
the slow progress of bribery investigations and prosecutions and
rightly asks how the Government intend to bring a sense of urgency
to implementation and enforcement. It is encouraging that in
Transparency International’s 2020 report, Exporting Corruption, the
UK is one of only four countries, along with the USA, Switzerland
and Israel cited as active enforcers of
anti-bribery measures, but the report also finds that active
enforcement has fallen off since 2018 and there is real danger of
us falling out of the top group—as my noble friend indicated. Key to avoiding that slide will be ensuring
the availability of funding for the Serious Fraud Office to pursue
serious cases and ending the delay in bringing forward
prosecutions...
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