Britain donates to fraud academy
06 September 2010A new anti-corruption academy aimed at beating fraud and bribery on a global level will get a £250,000 contribution from Britain, it has been announced.
The new academy, which will be based in Vienna, Austria, will provide expert training and technical help to those whose work involved combating corruption.
The training courses will last anywhere between one day to three years.
It is the first anti-corruption centre of its kind in the world, and will focus on a number of issues including prevention, criminalisation, international co-operation and asset recovery.
Trainers and lecturers will be based at the academy but will also be ready to deploy to countries to run tailored courses.
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said: "Corruption is a plague that hits the world's poorest people hardest.
"This Government has incredibly tough safeguards in place to protect UK funds against corruption but we must strengthen the international effort if we are to make real and credible progress globally.
"The academy will do just that, bringing together the world's best experts to enhance the fight against corruption at every level."
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