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Fall in reported fraud cases ‘calm before the storm’
Jan
A recent report has suggested that the level of reported fraud cases in the North West has halved in the last twelve months, to £94 million. These figures indicate that the cost of fraud to the North West has fallen below that to the north east, Midlands and Scotland for the first time since...
More ways to blow the whistle on bribery and corruption
Nov
On 1st November the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a 'whistle-blower hotline' coupled with an online service for reporting suspected fraud and corruption. The new route is primarily targeted at people who have insider knowledge through their professional activities of situations that appear...
Bribery Act Warning - New Laws Come Into Force April 2011
Nov
A year after receiving Royal Assent, the Bribery Act will come into force in April 2011. It replaces and repeals England's fragmented and widely-criticised laws governing bribery and corruption, establishing four offences and creating a modern and more effective anti-bribery framework....
