Operational Risk:

Moderate

Score:

53/100

Next Risk Category Right Arrow
Left Arrow Back to United Kingdom Overview

Disregard of Corruption in-Country

Collapse
Q51 25/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

View Question
Military doctrine Score: 25 / 100
Corruption has been identified within military strategic documents as an issue for operations, however there is no explicit doctrine on corruption in operations [1,…
Explore
Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked Not Applicable as the United Kingdom has no military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue for operations. The Joint…
Explore
Q52 75/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

View Question
Score: 75 / 100
The UK is part of “Building Integrity”, a NATO-led capacity building programme providing practical tools to help nations strengthen integrity, transparency and accountability, and…
Explore
Q53 75/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

View Question
Forward planning Score: 75 / 100
The UK Armed Forces, especially the 77th Brigade, have co-operated with Transparency International to build up the evidence base for integrating corruption risk mitigation…
Explore
Application Score: 75 / 100
According to one of the interviewees, from an operational to tactical level, the extent to which corruption is taken into account in planning would…
Explore

Corruption within Mission

Expand
Q54 25/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

View Question
Corruption monitoring Score: 25 / 100
The Joint Doctrine Publication 05, ‘Shaping a Stable World: the Military Contribution’, outlines some measures that can be taken to counter corruption in the…
Explore
M&E policy Score: 25 / 100
Whilst there is no unified M&E policy for corruption risk on operations, there is evidence of guidance on monitoring. For instance, as outlined in…
Explore
Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is marked Not Applicable, since it does not appear that the country deploys personnel with the specific aim of monitoring corruption risk…
Explore

Contracting

Expand
Q55 63/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

View Question
Comprehensiveness Score: 50 / 100
There are some guidelines for addressing corruption risks in contracting during operations, which refer to monitoring contract implementation — however, they are not particularly…
Explore
Training Score: 75 / 100
Staff are specifically trained on corruption risks within contracting. The Defence Logistic Contract Management course contains specific training on this matter [1]. The MOD…
Explore

Private Security Companies

Expand
Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

View Question
Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. UK PMCs are not formally regulated by the government, as the Private Security Act…
Explore
Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. UK PMCs are not formally regulated by the government, as the Private Security Act…
Explore
Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. UK PMCs are not formally regulated by the government, as the Private Security Act…
Explore