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Margaret Hodge introduces amendment to Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill

Published on: 28 November 2022
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The Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, Dame Margaret Hodge, has introduced an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill in an amendment paper published by the House of Commons on 24 November 2022. Hodge has introduced a new ‘Offence of failure to prevent fraud, false accounting or money laundering’ with respect to commercial organisations, which the government has not yet confirmed its support for.

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