Contracts Corruption Probed in Report as COVID-19 Inquiry Returns

Published on September 9, 2024

Campaigners are highlighting corruption concerns over multi-billion-pound contracts awarded for PPE and related services as the long-running UK Covid-19 Inquiry resumes. Research by Transparency International UK released on Monday suggests there are serious questions to be answered about the nature of 135 contracts awarded during the lockdown era, worth a combined total of £15.3 billion. The report states: “Our research found 135 high-risk COVID-19 contracts with three or more corruption red flags, totalling £15.3 billion, whose awards merit further investigation. Individually, these red flags may be explained away. However, in combination and with growing evidence from litigation and public interest reporting, they illustrate the extent to which public money may have been spent improperly.”...

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