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The UK has stepped up the fight against international corruption
affecting developing countries by launching the International
Corruption Unit (ICU). The ICU is a joint unit of the Metropolitan
Police Service, City of London Police and National Crime Agency. It
will be the central point for investigating corruption in the UK
with a focus on preventive action and developing a more strategic
approach to identifying and tackling corruption in the priority
countries of the Department for International Development (DFID).
With a budget of GBP 21 million, which will be provided by DFID up
to 2020, the ICU is expected to tighten the supervision on money
laundering and overseas bribery, which will result in increased
enforcement. In launching this new crime unit, the UK wants to send
the message that is has zero tolerance for overseas bribery and
corruption.
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