Bribes paid by individuals and businesses to win public contracts help sustain corrupt systems and regimes. Tackling bribery helps build trust in public institutions, ensures strong democratic governments and sustainable development. To end corruption it is essential to look at all bribery conducted and enabled by UK individuals and companies, including banks, lawyers and accountants, both at home and abroad.
We research how the Bribery Act is being implemented and how effective it is at deterring bribery. We also monitor how the UK’s changing relationship with its global partners, including the EU, influences the incidence of foreign bribery by British people and companies.
