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  Criminal Finances Bill - New Clause 19 - The Culture of the Banking Industry and Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion
  
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  @ MP voted aye for a review into the extent to which banking culture contributed to the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the banking sector. 
  @ MP voted no against a review into the extent to which banking culture contributed to the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the banking sector. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against a review into the extent to which banking culture contributed to the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the banking sector.
  
  MPs were considering the Criminal Finances Bill[1]. 
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''The Culture of the Banking Industry and Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion'' and stated:
  
  :(1) The Secretary of State must undertake a review into the extent to which banking culture contributed to the failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion in the banking sector.
  
  :(2) The review must consider, but shall not be limited to, the following issuesâ
  
  :(a) the impact of culture change on decision making senior executive and board level;
  
  :(b) the pressure on staff to meet performance targets;
  
  :(c) how allegations of tax evasion are reported and acted on.
  
  :(3) The review must set out what steps the UK Government intends to take to ensure that banking culture is not facilitating tax evasion.
  
  :(4) In carrying out this review, the Secretary of State must consultâ
  
  :(a) devolved administrations;
  
  :(b) HMRC;
  
  :(c) the Serious Fraud Office;
  
  :(d) the Financial Conduct Authority;
  
  :(e) interested charities, and
  
  :(f) anyone else the Secretary of State deems appropriate.
  
  :(5) The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the review before the House of Commons within six months of this Act receiving Royal Assent."
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/criminalfinances.html Parliament's webpage on the Criminal Finances Bill]
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