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  • 26 May 2011
    What future for the Serious Fraud Office?

    There are whispers in Whitehall that a decision on the future of the Serious Fraud Office is imminent. The Home Office is considering rolling the Serious Fraud Office’s lawyers into the Crown Prosecution Service, while its investigators would be hived off into a new FBI-esque crime agency. And all this against the advice of most experts in the field.

  • 2 Apr 2011
    Facing up to (corporate) bribery

    In 2002 I was detained by police at Kochi airport in Kerala. It seemed I had failed to get a vital stamp on my passport. Having missed my flight back to the UK to attend my auntie’s wedding, I was told I had to, the next day, report to the police station, which I duly did.

  • 7 Feb 2011
    Government criticised for lack of action on bribery

    Major aid agencies are challenging the coalition government over its failure to implement the landmark Bribery Act for the second time.

  • 10 Apr 2010
    Next Government must show "high level commitment" to tackle bribery

    Campaigners say that new legislation passed by Parliament in the final days of business before the General Election campaign, sends an 'unequivocal message'.

  • 9 Feb 2010
    Taking a stand on BAE

    Faced with allegations of corruption in five continents, the arms company BAE Systems have agreed with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to pay out £30 million and admit to criminal charges involving “accounting irregularities”.

  • 2 Feb 2010
    Campaigners welcome arrest of BAE agent

    In a potential breakthrough, a former agent of the arms company BAE Systems has been charged with corruption offences. The news has been welcomed by the Campaign Against Arms Trade, who say that the truth must come out in court.

  • 7 Nov 2009
    Integrity corrupted

    I’m sure that I’m not the only person feeling somewhat taken aback by the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday about corruption in Afghanistan.

  • 6 Nov 2009
    Reducing poverty means fighting corruption, say global faith leaders

    Over 100 faith leaders have written to the United Nations Secretary-General ahead of a crucial international meeting on corruption. They insist that corruption is underming attempts to reduce global poverty.

  • 1 Oct 2009
    Time for BAE to face justice

    The news that BAE will be prosecuted shouldn't be such a surprise. In a fair world, it would be normal. But fairness is not a quality that has ever applied to BAE, a company that has spent years using its influence to avoid facing justice.

  • 1 Oct 2009
    BAE will finally face court over corruption charges

    The arms company BAE Systems will be charged with corruption after years of allegations and controversy. The Serious Fraud Office has asked the attorney-general to initiate prosecution on charges of multimillion pound bribery.