Indicators of Corruption - Checklist

Checklist

Businesses and their employees must be alert to indicators of corruption. The following checklist identifies indicators of corruption which would normally give rise to an escalated investigation.

Checklist

Notes

In the course of contract negotiations, or during the completion of a previous contract, consider whether there are any unusual payment mechanisms. These may include:

    • attempted changes to agreed terms, such as requests for payments to be made urgently and/or ahead of schedule

    • a request for cash payment

    • payments being made through a third party country or to a shell company in another country

    • an abnormally high commission being paid to a particular agency

    • requests for payments to be split into two accounts for the same agent, particularly where the two accounts are in different countries

    • the payment of high-value expenses (such as expensive restaurant bills), or non-business expenses (such as school fees) on behalf of others

Have there been private meetings with public contractors or companies/public bodies hoping to tender for contracts?

Has the business partner/agent been reluctant to have representatives of your company present at such meetings?