Draft Bribery Bill Committee Publishes Report  

Bruce George MP today welcomed the publication of a report by the Joint Committee on the Draft Bribery Bill, a committee which he was a member of. In its report published today, Tuesday 28 July 2009, Bruce and the other Committee members strongly welcomed the draft Bill as an important step forward in tackling corruption and fulfilling the United Kingdom's international obligations in this area. This follows years of criticism being levelled against the current law of bribery by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, among others. The proposals replace the draft Corruption Bill that was published by the Government in 2003 but which failed to win support. Speaking about the Bill, Bruce said: “Bribery is a serious problem around the world, with the World Bank estimating that around a trillion dollars' worth of bribes are paid each year. There is no room for...