The IACCC is the only organisation in the world that can provide dedicated operational support to grand corruption investigations – officers do not conduct domestic investigations. Its time and resources are solely available to support corruption investigations led by other law enforcement agencies or prosecuting authorities.

IACCC support is applicable to both criminal and asset recovery investigations. Support can be provided from the earliest stage of an investigation when the facts are unclear, to the post-trial stage when asset recovery is sought.

Corruption investigations are complex with assets often laundered and deposited in multiple jurisdictions. Law enforcement and prosecuting agencies are required to seek assistance from these jurisdictions. This international cooperation can be extremely difficult and time-consuming. Many law enforcement agencies try to expedite the entire process by skipping the intelligence gathering stage and immediately requesting evidence via Mutual Legal Assistance, which often leads to complications and delays.

The IACCC can assist with both the informal (intelligence exchange) and formal (evidence sharing) international cooperation phases on an investigation. Specifically the IACCC can provide the following support:

• Gather and share intelligence from IACCC member agencies, to support a criminal investigation and to help identify and trace stolen assets
• Provide guidance on the investigative strategy to ensure important lines of enquiry are prioritised
• Gather and share evidence from IACCC member jurisdictions, utilising the Mutual Legal Assistance process
• Provide case specific training and mentoring to the investigation teams that we are working with
• Utilise IACCC resources to coordinate the response from multiple jurisdictions on severely complex investigations

Who we are

Members of the IACCC have a strong track record of enforcing anti-corruption and bribery laws both domestically and internationally. These law enforcement agencies represent some of the global financial centres through which the proceeds of grand corruption can be deposited, providing a significant opportunity to gather relevant information for corruption investigations. Each member deploys an officer to the IACCC office in London.

The nine current law enforcement agency members are:

• Australian Federal Police
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Netherlands Fiscal Information and Investigation Service
• New Zealand Serious Fraud Office
• New Zealand Police
• Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of the Republic of Singapore
• UK National Crime Agency
• USA Federal Bureau of Investigation
• US Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations

Since the IACCC became operational in 2017, Interpol has acted as an operational partner within the IACCC. Interpol has provided operational support on specific cases, generated case referrals and delivered regional capacity building activities.

Associate members

In 2020, a mechanism was introduced for law enforcement agencies or financial intelligence units to join the IACCC as associate members. These members do not deploy an officer to the IACCC office in London.

Associate members are agencies or units that the IACCC has had a historical operational relationship with and represent jurisdictions with significant financial sectors, providing a significant opportunity to gather information to the investigations that the IACCC is supporting.

The 13 current associate members are:

• Bermuda Police Service
• Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission
• Royal Cayman Islands Police Service
• Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit
• Guernsey Financial Intelligence Unit
• Isle of Man Financial Intelligence Unit
• Jersey Financial Intelligence Unit
• Malta Financial Intelligence Unit
• Mauritius Financial Intelligence Unit
• Mauritius Independent Commission Against Corruption
• Seychelles Anti-Corruption Commission
• Seychelles Financial Intelligence Unit
• Turks and Caicos Integrity Commission

Observers

Switzerland and Germany were involved in the design and establishment of the IACCC in 2016 and now act as observers, participating in IACCC Governance Board meetings and as other occasion’s demands.

Since 2020, Italy, France and Japan have acted as observers.