The IACCC is an organisation that provides a unique law enforcement capability to improve international cooperation on the most serious corruption cases. It is not an anti-corruption network.

The IACCC is the only organisation in the world with active law enforcement officers dedicated to supporting grand corruption cases referred by law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities. The IACCC does not just provide a mechanism to exchange intelligence. The support provided by IACCC officers is available throughout the life of an investigation, from intelligence and evidence collection, to asset recovery and return.

The IACCC supports grand corruption investigations. Grand corruption means acts of corruption involving senior public officials as defined by reference to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Acts that might fall into this category include bribery of public officials, embezzlement, abuse of function, or the laundering of the proceeds of crime.

The IACCC can support both criminal and financial investigations. Generally the IACCC supports the most serious cases of corruption that require significant international cooperation and coordination. The IACCC is flexible in regards to the precise thresholds for grand corruption: what may be serious in one jurisdiction may not be significant in another, for example when accounting for the value of stolen assets. The IACCC therefore encourages law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities to engage as early as possible in an investigation to determine if the IACCC can provide support.

Any law enforcement or prosecuting authority in the world can refer a grand corruption investigation to the IACCC for support. Most cases referred to the IACCC are expected to come from agencies and authorities in countries most affected by grand corruption.

Due to operational sensitivities the IACCC cannot publicly announce results until the investigations supported are concluded. The IACCC is therefore required to anonymise results when sharing them publicly.

Since becoming operational in 2017 the IACCC has identified significant amounts of suspicious assets, supported their restraint and ultimately their forfeiture/confiscation. It takes many years for an international corruption investigation to move to asset restraint and forfeiture. The IACCC therefore expects more assets that were previously identified to be restrained and forfeited/confiscated over the coming years.

Since inception to March 2023, the IACCC has obtained the following results:

• £1.4 billion – total value of suspected stolen assets identified by the IACCC
• £623 million – total value of assets frozen on IACCC supported cases
• £70 million - total value of assets confiscated/forfeited on IACCC supported cases
• 247 cases – the number of referrals received by the IACCC
• 146 intelligence reports – the number of composite intelligence reports shared by the IACCC
• 101 ILORs – the number of MLA requests generated by affected states with IACCC assistance

Most cases are referred to the IACCC through the law enforcement agencies that comprise the IACCC members. The IACCC members have officers deployed across the world and referrals through these officers are the most common route.

IACCC members and associate members are also able to refer their domestic grand corruption investigations into the IACCC.

During the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit the UK committed to establishing and hosting the IACCC. The National Crime Agency has hosted the IACCC ever since.

The IACCC Governance Board can decide to move the IACCC if another member requests to host it.

Funding for the general operation of the IACCC is provided by the UK Government. Each IACCC member is responsible for the costs of deploying an officer to the IACCC office in the UK, with some contributing further funding in support of specific operational activity.