NewCombatting Fraud, Corruption and Unethical Behaviour: Investigation, prosecution and sanctions

All organisations, whether in the public or private sector, large or small, everywhere face a similar challenge in maintaining the integrity of their systems and ethical standards of their people at all levels.  These challenges range from ‘quiet corruption’ which damages public trust and service delivery, through to ‘grand corruption’ which distorts a country’s entire economy. Wherever you work there is a need to develop effective tools to tackle these problems and protect against threats that come at any time, from anywhere around the world. Increasingly it is recognised that anti-corruption efforts need to cut across institutions and indeed nation states. This one-week programme addresses the key activities involved in finding and responding to fraudulent, criminal or other unethical behaviour in order to protect and if necessary restore an organisation’s ethical integrity. These include:

• Investigation of fraudulent attacks, corrupt acts and unethical behaviour
• Prosecution of abuses of office, economic crime and money laundering
• Sanction through judicial and/or administrative means.

During the workshop participants will visit Southwark Crown Court.  Southwark Crown Court was opened in 1983. It can accommodate 15 courtrooms, making it the fourth largest court centre in the country. Many major fraud, money laundering and corruption cases have been heard there.

Workshop Objectives: 

By the end of the workshop, participants will have improved their understanding of:

• How to decide the appropriate response to suspicions of wrongdoing
• How to conduct and investigative interview
• How to gather evidence
• The full range of possible sanctions for those found to have committed wrongdoing
• How and why particular sanctions may be chosen
• Ways of seeking to recover stolen assets
• Cybercrime and cybersecurity
• New and emerging threats

During the workshop you will be able to:

• Identify areas of risk and possible indicators of wrongdoing
• Develop policies and procedures to respond to identified or suspected threats
• Review how different investigations are managed
• Describe the key elements of court admissible evidence
• Describe the key dos and don’ts of gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses and suspects
• Consider the role of prosecutions and how to improve their effectiveness
• Explore options for cross-institution working
• Use what you have learnt to analyse and improve the effectiveness of systems and policies in your own organisation