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Bribery taskforce

by Mark Rowe

Investigators from across the globe have joined forces to create an International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) as part of a new trans-border agreement to combat foreign bribery.

Staffs from the Australian Federal Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and City of London Police’s Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit will work closely together as part of the new taskforce.

Officially established in May 2013 when all agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding, the taskforce enables like-minded countries to work collaboratively to strengthen investigations into foreign bribery crimes, and support the OECD and UN anti-bribery conventions.

The taskforce will enhance law enforcement’s response to foreign bribery on an international scale by providing a platform for police experts from Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to share knowledge, skills, methodologies and case studies.

The taskforce will meet annually to discuss trends and challenges in relation to foreign bribery of public officials, and will also provide an opportunity for taskforce members to share investigative methodologies and good practice.

Commander Steve Head, from the City of London Police, said: “Much of today’s bribery and corruption transcends national borders and runs through multiple police jurisdictions.

“The International Foreign Bribery Taskforce is an acknowledgement of this new reality and will ensure that law enforcement in North America, Australia and the UK are in a much better position to investigate and bring to justice the people responsible for crimes which are causing serious economic, social and personal harm in countries located thousands of miles apart.”

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