The UK Home Secretary and Chancellor are jointly chairing a new Government taskforce which will work with senior figures from the UK financial sector to tackle economic crime.
The Economic Crime Strategic Board, which will meet twice a year, will set priorities, direct resources and scrutinise performance against the economic crime threat, which is set out in the Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) Strategy.
This taskforce's board includes chief executives from Barclays, Lloyds and Santander as well as senior representatives from UK Finance, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Accounta...