It has been argued that the competiveness of Organisations is reduced as the domestic implementation of international anti-bribery and corruption standards remains incomplete in the world’s leading economies. The Fraud, Investigations and Dispute Services team at Ernst & Young undertook research in 2012 which suggests that nearly 1 in 4 believe that the BA 2010 is adversely affecting the UK’s competiveness, with 78% citing the effects of losing out to competitors (who are incorporated in countries with a more laissez-faire attitude to bribery) who pay bribes and 20% citing the cost of additional compliance placed on companies. There has also been criticism of the cost of devising and incorporating adequate procedures for small and new businesses in what are already challenging economic times. These arguments are cogent but the same arguments would apply in the implementation of anti-money laundering precautions and are not worthy of consideration in the fight against the plague that is bribery and corruption.