Powers for UK fraud agency to reward whistleblowers set out in consultation
By Martin Coyle ( October 12, 2026, 10:13 GMT | Insight) -- Proposals that would see UK whistleblowers paid for information they give to the Serious Fraud Office to help crack financial crime cases were set out in a consultation paper on Monday. The paper noted that companies might report problems sooner if they believed that employees could report misconduct for a financial reward. It pointed to the successful use of incentivization schemes in the US and Canada.Proposals that would see UK whistleblowers paid for information they give to the Serious Fraud Office to help crack financial crime cases were set out in a consultation paper on Monday....
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