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<p>The Anti-Corruption Champion, Sir Eric Pickles, is a personal appointment of the
Prime Minister. The main elements of the Champion’s role were set out in the UK's
Anti-Corruption Action Plan and include: scrutinising the performance of departments
and agencies, as co-chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Anti-Corruption; responsibility,
along with Home Office Ministers, for approval of the UK’s Anti-Corruption Plan and
for parliamentary and public accountability of the Government’s performance against
the Plan; responsibility, along with other Ministers, for leading the UK’s push to
strengthen the international response to corruption; and a mandate to engage with
external stakeholders, including business and civil society organisations. The Champion
is supported by the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit.</p>
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