HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
United Kingdom
France
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:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Rank:
30 out of 141
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,73 out of 1
Rank:
21 out of 142
Overall Score:
65 out of 150
Rank:
109 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,60 out of 10
Rank:
8 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
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.
France
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • 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 2008.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • 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.
  • G20 Presidency in 2011.
  • The documents adopted under France’s Presidency are available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
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).

France
  1. Penal Code: Article 121-2 Liability of Legal Persons, Articles 432-11 – 432-17, 433-1 – 433-2-1, 435-1 – 435-4, 435-9, 435-10, 445-1 – 445-4
    (Code Pénal: Article 121-2 – Responsabilité des personnes morales, Articles 432-11 – 432-17, 433-1 – 433-2-1, 435-1 – 435-4, 435-9, 435-10, 445-1 – 445-4), (French);

  2. Law of October 11, 2013 No. 2013-907 «On Transparency of Public Life»
    (Loi n° 2013-907 du 11 octobre 2013 relative à la transparence de la vie publique), (French);

  3. Law of April 20, 2016 No. 2016-483 «On Ethics, Rights and Obligations of Civil Servants»
    (Loi n° 2016-483 du 20 avril 2016 relative à la déontologie et aux droits et obligations des fonctionnaires), (French);

  4. Law of December 9, 2016 No. 2016-1691 «On Transparency, Fight against Corruption and Modernization of Economic Life»
    (Loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique), (French);

  5. Decree of January 30, 2020 No. 2020-69 «On Ethical Controls in the Civil Service»
    (Décret n° 2020-69 du 30 janvier 2020 relatif aux contrôles déontologiques dans la fonction publique), (French);

  6. Notice on the French Anti-Corruption Agency Guidelines to help Public and Private Sector Entities to Prevent and Detect Bribery, Influence Peddling, Extortion by Public Officials, Illegal Taking of Interest, Misappropriation of Public Funds and Favouritism
    (Recommandations destinées à aider les personnes morales de droit public et de droit privé à prévenir et à détecter les faits de corruption, de trafic d'influence, de concussion, de prise illégale d'intérêts, de détournement de fonds publics et de favoritisme), (French), (English).

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).

 
France
  1. French Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Agence française anticorruption), (French);

  2. Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offences
    (Office central de lutte contre la corruption et les infractions financières et fiscales), (French);

  3. High Authority for Transparency in Public Life
    (Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique), (French/English);

  4. National Financial Prosecutor’s Office
    (Parquet national financier), (French);

  5. Paris Prosecutor’s Office
    (Parquet de Paris), (French).

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