1. Corruption in the UK Dr Robert Barrington, Executive Director
TRAC: TRANSPRENCY IN REPORTING OF
Corruption in the UK
Dr Robert Barrington, Executive Director

2. Corruption Perceptions Index 2012
Is there a problem?
Corruption Perceptions Index 2012

3. Corruption Perceptions Index 2012

4. June 2011 report

5. What do we need to know? Project management Research questions
What research already exists?
Who can do the research?
Research questions
Is corruption a problem in the UK?
If so, how prevalent is it?
Where and how does it manifest itself?
What is the impact?
Does the UK have an effective institutional framework to tackle corruption?
How does this compare to other countries?
Advocacy
What needs to be done?
What are the priorities?
How can change be effected?

6. Data scarcity
A leaked Metropolitan Police investigation in 2006 estimated that there are around 1000 corrupt prison officers currently working, with a further 600 officers being involved in an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner.
In 2009 alone, there were 10,090 prosecutions under the 2006 Fraud Act, with no indication as to how many may have included some elements of corruption.
It is currently estimated that 38,000 people are involved in organised crime in the UK, and such activities cost the economy anywhere between £20 and £30 billion per year.
A 2006 survey for the construction sector found that 41% of respondents had personally been offered a bribe at least once in their career.

7. Is corruption always illegal?
Sometimes illegal
eg bribery
Sometimes unethical but legal
MPs’ expenses
Revolving door
Political party donations
Unregulated political lobbying

8. National opinion survey

9. Institutional analysis National Integrity System (NIS)

10. Corruption in the UK

11. Conclusion: ‘growing threat, inadequate response’

12. 14 recommendations Awareness Effectiveness of law enforcement
Increasing danger from organised crime
Danger of dismantling anti-corruption defences
Urgent need for coordination
Need for data and further research

13. Key recommendation

14. Priority areas Institutions Themes Parliament Political Parties Sport
Prisons
Local government
Themes
Data scarcity
Poor coordination
Institutional weakness
Complacency/denial

15. Initial government response

16. Advocacy response

17. TI in the MENA region
Saad Mustafa, TI Defence & Security Programme