Published Date:
10 May 2009
ORGANISED criminals who use legitimate businesses as a front could be prevented from winning public contracts under new proposals.
Under the plans, any public sector body awarding major contracts would be able to check with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency whether firms tendering for the work have links to serious organised crime groups.
Such groups often use legitimate businesses as a front, giving them the opportunity to tender for contracts.
The proposal will be discussed by the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce tomorrow.
The full article contains 91 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
09 May 2009 7:15 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
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Related Topics:
Law and Order
