Joint Committee on The Draft Corruption Bill - Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 17 July 2003.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Report
Summary
1 Introduction
Conduct of the inquiry
The need for new legislation
The criminal offences
2 Evidence received
Clarity
Specific or broad offences
Definition of corruption
Agent/principal relationship
Consent of the principal
Advantage
Dishonesty
Compatibility with international conventions
Trading in influence
Misuse of public office
Non-resident subsidiaries of UK companies
Facilitation payments
Hospitality
Financial services commissions
Public interest defence
Prosecution of corruption offences
Missing evidence
Comment on evidence received
3 The Bill - the options
Option 1: Modifying the Bill
Option 2: An alternative analysis of the
harm in corruption
Option 3: An alternative structure to the
Bill
International experience
How would the Bill be restructured if the
new definition were adopted?
Conclusion
4 Clause 12: parliamentary privilege
Prosecuting MPs and peers for corruption
Other matters on Parliamentary Privilege
Freedom of speech in Parliament
Resolving the dilemma
Accepting Clause 12 as drafted
Rejecting Clause 12 completely
Excluding witnesses from Clause 12
Confining Clause 12 to essential cases
Conclusion on Clause 12
5 Clause 17: Attorney General's
consent
6 Clause 15: Intelligence services
Functions of the intelligence agencies
Compliance with international obligations
Conclusion about Clause 15
7 Other Matters
Guidance notes or Code of Practice
The Relationship of corruption law to the
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
8 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex 1: Schedule of detailed points made
about the draft Bill
by witnesses, together with comments by the Home Office
Annex 2: Table of international obligations
Annex 3: Statutory functions of the intelligence
agencies
Annex 4: Note by Peter Alldridge, specialist
adviser, on locating
the harm in bribery and corruption - an alternative approach
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Oral Evidence
Tuesday 13 May 2003
Wednesday 14 May 2003
Tuesday 20 May 2003
Wednesday 21 May 2003
Monday 2 June 2003
Wednesday 4 June 2003
Tuesday 10 June 2003
Wednesday 11 June 2003
Written Evidence
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