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New economic crime centre announced as part of government anti-corruption strategy

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Published on: 05 January 2018

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert

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Original news
How does this fit with the government’s longer term policy for tackling economic crime?
What model is this new branch going to adopt (ie is it adopting the Roskill model or a different one?) and what do you think this says about the government’s wider programme for tackling economic crime in Britain?
Are there any other key points to address?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: Following the announcement of the creation of a National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), Neill Blundell, partner and head of corporate crime and investigations at Eversheds Sutherland, explains the function of the new agency.

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