Episode 29: Inside the Fight Against Bribery and Corruption - Special Edition

In this episode, panellists from the NCA, Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and City of London Police (CoLP) discuss the fraud and corruption landscape in the UK and overseas, typical indicators of bribery and corruption and outline how their organisations are working to tackle these threats. This episode also features an opening introduction from Baroness Hodge, the government’s Anti-Corruption Champion.

The guidance mention within this podcast which may be of interest to listeners can be accessed via the following links:

Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: update July 2025 (Jonathan Fisher KC Part 2 Review) – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-disclosure-and-fraud-offences-part-2-updates/independent-review-of-disclosure-and-fraud-offences-update-july-2025

Indicators of Foreign Bribery Guidance - https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/783-indicators-of-foreign-bribery/file

Acronyms

NGOs – Non-governmental organisations

HMG - His Majesty’s Government

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

KC – King’s Counsel 

FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

DPA’s – Deferred Prosecution Agreement

AFP – Australian Federal Police

PEPs – Politically Exposed Person

MP – Member of Parliament

NDA – Non-disclosure agreement

For the subtitled version of this podcast episode go to: https://youtu.be/HtjRjcOqzFg