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Comparison of countries
United Kingdom
Spain
Indices
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Rank:
13 out of 141
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,78 out of 1
Rank:
15 out of 142
Overall Score:
99 out of 150
Rank:
43 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,48 out of 10
Rank:
11 out of 119
Overall Score:
56 out of 100
Rank:
46 out of 180
Rank:
29 out of 141
Overall Score:
54 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,71 out of 1
Rank:
25 out of 142
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
96 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,72 out of 10
Rank:
24 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
United Kingdom
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2009.
  • The documents adopted under UK’s Presidency are available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Spain
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2010.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
United Kingdom
  1. Public Interest Disclosure Act, (English);

  2. Bribery Act 2010, (English);

  3. Ministerial Code, (English);

  4. Civil Service Management Code, (English);

  5. Guidance: The Public Interest Disclosure Act, (English).

Spain
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Title XIII, Chapter XI, Section 4 – Corruption in Business, Articles 31bis-31quinquies
    (Codigo Penal: Artículos 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Titulo XIII, Сapítulo XI, Sección 4  Delitos de corrupción en los negocios, Artículos 31bis-31quinquies​), (Spanish);

  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Ley articulada de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado), (Spanish);

  3. Organic Law of December 26, 1984 No. 53/1984 «On Restrictions on Part-Time Work on Civil Servants»
    (Ley Orgánica 53/84, de 26 de diciembre, de Incompatibilidades del personal al servicio de las Administraciones Públicas), (Spanish);

  4. Law of March 30, 2015 «On the Duties of Persons Occupying Highest Positions in Public Administration»
    (Ley 3/2015, de 30 de marzo, reguladora del ejercicio del alto cargo de la Administración General del Estado), (Spanish);

  5. Law of February 20, 2023 «On the Protection of Persons Who Report Regulatory Offences and the Fight against Corruption»
    (Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
United Kingdom
  1. Serious Fraud Office, (English);

  2. Committee on Standards in Public Life, (English);

  3. Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, (English);

  4. International Corruption Unit of the National Crime Agency, (English).

 
Spain
  1. Special Prosecutor’s Office for Countering Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Fiscalía Especial contra la Corrupción y el Crimen Organizado), (Spanish);

  2. Office for Conflicts of Interest
    (Oficina de Conflictos de Intereses), (Spanish).

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