Whistleblowing

Individuals working in the realm of forensic science can now report concerns about quality standards anonymously via a new reporting line. The new line, launched by the Forensic Science Regulator in association with the charity Crimestoppers, will allow forensic science professionals to raise concerns about service…

PwC’s latest study highlights that half of those UK organisations questioned have been the victim of fraud and/or economic crime in the last two years. More than half (51%) of the most disruptive crimes resulted in losses of over $100,000 (£72,000) compared to 37% globally.…

The Criminal Finances Act 2017 will give law enforcement agencies and their partners further capabilities and powers to recover the proceeds of crime, tackle money laundering, tax evasion and corruption and combat the financing of terrorism. The Act of Parliament creates unexplained wealth orders which…

A quarter of UK employees still believe that bribery and corruption happens widely in business in the UK. That’s according to the findings of EY’s biennial Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Fraud Survey. The perception of UK respondents is that little progress has…

According to those executives surveyed for the 2016-2017 Kroll Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report, it would appear that fraud, cyber and security incidents are now the ‘new normal’ for companies across the world. The proportion of executives reporting that their companies fell victim to fraud…

Two respected mental health professionals have been revealed as fraudsters after being investigated by NHS Protect, which leads the national fight against fraud, bribery and corruption within the National Health Service. Lisa Hill (55) of Stourbridge Road, Hagley and Dr Ian Walton (59) of Stourbridge…

Encouraging incident reporting in the workplace is a great tool for managing risk and creating a safer, healthier work environment, writes Helen Down. Whether an incident resulted in injury or a near miss, employees should be encouraged to report on all workplace incidents such that the risks…

Technology is proving business’ Achilles Heel in the fight against fraud. New research conducted by KPMG reveals that, while a quarter of fraudsters use technology to “rip off” companies, only 3% of businesses detected illegal behaviour using data analytics. In fact, 24% of technology-enabled frauds were…

The UK is making steady progress when it comes to tackling fraud and corruption but, in relation to ethical behaviours, the myriad enforcement agencies, regulators and Boards of Directors are still struggling to translate policies into improvements. That’s one of the key findings outlined in…

In the April 2015 print edition of Risk UK, we carried an extremely interesting article by Industry Qualifications’ CEO Raymond Clarke designed to stimulate discussion and thinking around improvements that could be made to training and assessment practices for Security Industry Authority licence-linked qualifications. Here, Stuart…