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<p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=170"
target="_blank">Chancellor</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Secretary"
target="_blank">Home Secretary</a>, met for the first time on 14 January 2019. The
Board sets priorities, directs resources and scrutinises performance against the economic
crime threat. Its membership includes ministers, government officials and senior representatives
from supervisory and law enforcement authorities, and the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>In
its inaugural meeting, the Board commissioned the development of a shared public-private
Economic Crime Plan and the development of a joint public-private economic crime threat
update. The Economic Crime Plan – which will be published – will outline the public
and private sectors’ collective ambition to combat economic crime and set out a series
of concrete actions that both sectors will collectively undertake to enhance the <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a>’s economic crime response.
A wide range of stakeholders from both the private sector and civil society have been
consulted to inform the development of the Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Board will meet
for a second time on 10 July 2019 at which it will discuss the draft Economic Crime
Plan and the economic crime threat update. The outcomes of the meeting will be published
in due course.</p>
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