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GoodCorporation has worked for a number of Europe’s leading gambling organisations assessing the effectiveness of their responsible gambling controls. This has involved corporate responsibility reviews, code of conduct audits and mystery shopper exercises.  We recognise that the majority of gamblers do so safely and that many in the industry are working hard to implement a…
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The introduction of the GDPR requires a mind-set change for companies, and that is why it is proving such a challenging subject. The logic of the law is to redress the balance in power between companies and citizens. The law starts from the basis that current data protection laws have failed and companies have taken…
The Criminal Finances Act – in force since 30 September 2017 – marks a significant move forward in the UK’s fight to shrug off its reputation as a haven for dirty money; the Executive Director of Transparency International described it as “the most important anti-corruption legislation to be passed in the UK in the past…
With fewer than 200 days to go to May 25 2018, the GDPR clock is ticking ever more loudly. Protecting personal data is nothing new and has long been regarded as an important tenet of responsible business management. However, while the core principles of the General Data Protection Regulation are similar to those of the Data…
Imposing a record penalty package of over £7.8million on online gaming company 888 was a strong move by the Gambling Commission earlier this year. The action was taken following the discovery of serious failings in the company’s handling of vulnerable customers. While the majority of gamblers do so safely, the Gambling Commission estimates that more…
It is shocking to see that a third of businesses have failed to complete a modern slavery statement, despite being required to do so by law, according to the 2017 survey by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). The UK led the field in legislating to tackle the problem of modern slavery and…
The Government’s plans to revise the UK’s data protection laws, announced this week, will effectively ensure that the UK remains compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is applicable from May 2018. This announcement is helpful for businesses and should clarify some of the confusion around the need or otherwise to prepare…
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced that modern slavery in the UK is ‘far more prevalent than previously thought’. However, these estimates reflect only the number of live police investigations. The challenge for businesses will be to ensure their UK operations are not implicated in the ‘tens of thousands’ of cases which the NCA believes remain…
The Barclays whistleblower scandal will be a real test for the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, whose rules on whistleblowing clearly state that a whistleblower’s confidentiality must be protected and that firms need to create a culture that encourages employees to raise concerns about poor behaviour. It is hard to see how…
France has become the latest country to enact legislation to place a legal obligation on corporates to ensure respect for human rights throughout their activities and business relationships. Developed as a result of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh which led to the death of over 1,000 workers, the new law requires French companies above…
