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Anti-Bribery and Corruption Procedures

Open date: 18 Mar 2005

Closing date: 18 Jun 2005

Response date: 16 Mar 2006

Consultation ref: PC2005/01


This page provides details about the starting date, closing date, background, purpose and documents on the consultation on anti-bribery and corruption procedures by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD).

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Background 

Following a judicial review of changes made to ECGD’s anti-bribery policies and practices, the government agreed to hold a public consultation on those proposed changes before deciding on any revisions to them.

Purpose of the consultation

The purpose of the consultation is to get views from interested parties on the policies and practices that should be adopted by ECGD on deterring bribery and corruption for the business it is asked to support on a basis that is consistent with the OECD agreement on bribery that applies to the export credit agencies of member countries.

Audience

Exporters, banks, trade associations and special interest groups.

Consultation documents

ECGD consultation on changes to ECGD's anti-bribery and corruption procedures introduced in December 2004 (PDF, 185 Kb) 
Annex A - List of Consultees (XLS, 22 Kb) 
Annex B - Code Of Practice On Consultation (PDF, 28 Kb) 
Annex C - Exip Proposal Form (PDF, 301 Kb) 
Annex D - EXIP Policy (PDF, 258 Kb) 
Annex E - Buyer Credit Application Form (PDF, 233 Kb) 
Annex F - Buyer Credit Schedule (PDF, 184 Kb) 
Annex G - Buyer Credit Premium Agreement (PDF, 270 Kb) 
Annex H - LOU for British Banks (PDF, 161 Kb) 
Annex I - LOU for overseas Banks (PDF, 153 Kb) 
Partial RIA (PDF, 112 Kb) 
Partial RIA - Annex A (PDF, 69 Kb) 

Letter to Consultees - 5 December 2005: Qualification of Representation (PDF, 74 Kb) 
Letter to consultees - 21 October 2005 (PDF, 69 Kb)   

Consultees representations 

Representations received by 18 June 2005

Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (PDF, 138 Kb)  
ABN AMRO (PDF, 157 Kb)  
Alstom UK (PDF, 187 Kb)  
Amicus (PDF, 63 Kb)  
BAE Systems (PDF, 5.1 Mb)  
British Bankers' Association (PDF, 86 Kb) 
British Chambers of Commerce (PDF, 166 Kb) 
British Exporters Association (PDF, 408 Kb)  
BNP Paribas (PDF, 42 Kb)  
Campaign Against Arms Trade (PDF, 116 Kb)  
CBI (i) (PDF, 4.0 Mb)  
CBI (ii) (PDF, 300 Kb)  
Control Risks Group (PDF, 828 Kb)  
Deutsche Bank (PDF, 86 Kb)  
F&C Asset Management (PDF, 114 Kb)  
Ford Component Manufacturing (PDF, 96 Kb)  
Institute of Public Policy Research (PDF, 97 Kb)  
Kendall Freeman (PDF, 111 Kb)  
Mabey and Johnson (PDF, 45 Kb)  
Mr John Burbidge-King (i) (PDF, 60 Kb)  
Mr John Burbidge-King (ii) (PDF, 86 Kb)  
Mr Michael Possener (PDF, 348 Kb)  
Publish What You Pay Coalition (i) (PDF, 64 Kb)  
Publish What You Pay Coalition (ii) (PDF, 757 Kb)  
Publish What You Pay Coalition (iii) (PDF, 798 Kb)  
Rolls-Royce (PDF, 141 Kb)  
Society of British Aerospace Companies (PDF, 1.2 Mb)  
Selenia Communications (PDF, 182 Kb)  
Société Générale (PDF, 75 Kb)  
Standard Chartered Bank (PDF, 148 Kb)  
The Corner House (i) (PDF, 377 Kb) 
The Corner House (ii) (PDF, 139 Kb) 
The Corner House (iii) (PDF, 112 Kb)  
The Corner House (iv) (PDF, 169 Kb)  
The Corner House (v) (PDF, 49 Kb)  
Transparency International (i)a (PDF, 255 Kb)  
Transparency International (i)b (PDF, 200 Kb)  
Transparency International (ii) (PDF, 154 Kb)  
Transparency International (iii) (PDF, 119 Kb)  
Transparency International (iv) (PDF, 218 Kb)  
Transparency International (v) (PDF, 218 Kb)  
Unicorn (PDF, 155 Kb) 

Minutes of meetings with consultees

CBI (PDF, 48 Kb)  
F&C Asset Management (PDF, 32 Kb)  
Mr John Burbidge King (PDF, 28 Kb) 

Representations received after the Government's Interim decision

Airbus (PDF, 204 Kb) 
Alstom (PDF, 262 Kb) 
Amicus (PDF, 58 Kb) 
BAE Covering Note (PDF, 64 Kb) 
BAE Representation (PDF, 1.1 Mb) 
BAE Systems Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF, 69 Kb) 
BBA (PDF, 260 Kb) 
BExA (PDF, 1.3 Mb) 
Mr John Burbidge-King (PDF, 32 Kb) 
CATT (PDF, 64 Kb)  
CBI (PDF, 718 Kb) 
Control Risks (PDF, 93 Kb) 
F&C (PDF, 104 Kb) 
PWYP (PDF, 234 Kb) 
Rolls-Royce (PDF, 104 Kb) 
SBAC (PDF, 123 Kb) 
The Corner House (PDF, 188 Kb) 
Transparency International (PDF, 468 Kb) 

Meeting held during the further consultation Period

ECGD Meeting Minute (PDF, 45 Kb) 

Representations received after 5 December 2005

BAE (PDF, 49 Kb) 
Alstom (PDF, 50 Kb) 
BBA (PDF, 120 Kb) 
BExA (PDF, 96 Kb) 
CBI (PDF, 56 Kb) 
John Burbidge (PDF, 79 Kb) 
RollsRoyce (PDF, 38 Kb) 
SBAC (PDF, 123 Kb) 
Transparency International (PDF, 73 Kb) 
BAE (PDF, 71 Kb) 
BEXA (PDF, 200 Kb) 
CAAT (PDF, 101 Kb) 
CBI (PDF, 126 Kb) 
Corner House (PDF, 91 Kb) 
John Burbidge King (PDF, 116 Kb) 
Rolls Royce (PDF, 64 Kb) 
Transparency International (PDF, 88 Kb) 

Meetings held in 2006

Notes of meeting held on 6 April 2006 between ECGD and Rolls Royce (PDF, 53 Kb) 
Notes of meeting held on 11 April 2006 between ECGD and BAES (PDF, 35 Kb) 

ECGD letter to consultees on 5th & 23rd December 2005

Letter to Consultees: 5 December 2005 (PDF, 61 Kb) 
Letter to Consultees: 23 December 2005 (PDF, 57 Kb) 

Government decisions

Interim response: 21 October 2005 (including all annexes) (PDF, 7.6 Mb) 

Final Response - Main doc (PDF, 121 Kb) 
Annex A (PDF, 62 Kb) 
Annex B (PDF, 52 Kb) 
Annex C (PDF, 78 Kb) 
Annex D (PDF, 71 Kb) 
Annex Ei (PDF, 842 Kb) 
Annex E ii (PDF, 128 Kb) 
Annex E iii (PDF, 807 Kb) 
Annex E iv (PDF, 646 Kb) 
Annex E v (PDF, 147 Kb) 
Annex E vi (PDF, 337 Kb) 
Annex E vii (PDF, 260 Kb) 
Annex F (PDF, 440 Kb) 

 

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