New agency must be fit for purpose - Fighting white-collar crime

The response to the announcement that the Government is expected to strengthen and rename the agency entrusted with overseeing company law and investigating white-collar crime must be mixed; once bitten, twice shy, as it were. The idea of a stronger, more effective agency — the Corporate Enforcement Authority — is very welcome and long overdue, but that very same welcome greeted the establishment of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE)

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