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David Beckham’s condemnation of child abuse in football on Desert Island Discs is a reminder that while there is a framework for protecting children in the UK that is firmly rooted in legislation, policy and principles, child protection is everyone’s responsibility. Safeguarding children and vulnerable people is not just about preventing sexual or physical abuse:…
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After much deliberation between the upper and lower chambers, the French Parliament has adopted tough new anti-corruption legislation. Known as Sapin II, the new law presents a tougher framework for the prevention and prosecution of corruption in France and is likely to have far-reaching consequences for French and foreign groups. It comes in response to criticism from…
Since the first revelation by ex-Crewe defender Andy Woodward in mid-November, the allegations of historical abuse in football have escalated to alarming levels, presenting a very real crisis for the sport. To date, 98 amateur and professional clubs have been linked to allegations of abuse, twenty-one police forces have opened investigations and a dedicated sexual…
With organisations like FIFA, IAAF, WADA, IOC and British cycling all caught up in recent governance scandals, it should be a breath of fresh air that Sport England and UK Sport has published a Code for Sports Governance with which all publicly funded sports organisations must comply from 2017. This is tantamount to applying the…
Failure to prevent economic crime looks set to become a corporate offence under the May administration. Speaking at the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime last in September, the attorney general, Jeremy Wright QC confirmed that a consultation on the introduction of the corporate offence of failing to prevent economic crimes such as money laundering, false…
Despite the UK’s biggest institutional investors calling for companies to stop quarterly reporting now it is no longer mandatory, it seems that big businesses are reluctant to kick the habit. According to the Investment Association (IA) although several FTSE 100 companies, including Unilever and Legal & General, have put an end to quarterly reporting, the…
The UK’s Anti-Corruption Summit on May 12th was a welcome initiative in the fight against corruption. While many international organisations and forums have placed corruption on the agenda, this was the first gathering of world leaders to focus specifically on corruption and what needs to be done to tackle it. GoodCorporation called for enforcement to…
As Transparency International (TI) states in its latest global report, corruption in sport is not new. Football, thanks to the conduct of Fifa, may top the corruption league table, but athletics, cycling, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and now tennis would almost certainly find themselves in the top ten. With sport engaging billions of people…
Following revelations regarding mass surveillance operations by the US National Security Agency, the mechanisms through which the personal data of EU citizens is protected when transferred to US organisations have come under considerable scrutiny. In October 2015, the European Court of Justice found one of the existing main mechanisms, the so-called “Safe Harbour” framework, to…
Losing a contract because something goes wrong is a business headache that most organisations strive to avoid. This doesn’t just apply at a business-to-business level but forms, in theory, a crucial element of law enforcement. Under the EU Procurement Directive companies convicted of economic crimes such as bribery, fraud or money laundering are excluded from…
