Key Concerns Revealed By Global Bribery And Corruption Survey

Transparency International, an anti-corruption organisation has released results of a survey in relation to corruption and bribery which spans over 107 countries and questioned 114,000 people, of which 27% admitted to having paid a bribe in the last 12 months. The percentage of those from the UK who had paid a bribe was less than the average, at 5% (which would still equate to some 2.5million adults!)

This survey worryingly highlights that 65% of the UK public perceive that corruption has increased in the UK over the last two years and the worldwide perception is not any more favourable, with only 22% of those questioned indicating that they felt that their government had made effective efforts to fight corruption. Public perception seems to be a key concern in the findings, particularly as the police, the judiciary and political parties rate highly as bodies that are seen to be prone to bribery and corruption across the world.