OECD to conduct a further examination of UK efforts against bribery

(OECD, Paris 14 March 2007) - At its March 2007 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirmed its serious concerns about the United Kingdom’s discontinuance of an investigation into the ECGD supported BAE Al Yamamah arms deal, outlining continued shortcomings in UK Anti-Bribery legislation and urging the UK to remedy these shortcomings as quickly as possible. The OECD decided to conduct a further examination of the UK’s efforts to fight bribery.