Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have arrested two men in their 60s, and a woman in her 50s, on suspicion of money laundering.

This is part of a ‘significant investigation’ into alleged financial irregularities at the University of Greater Manchester (formerly the University of Bolton), between 2014 and 2025, opened by the police a year ago after a PwC forensic report revealed ‘financial irregularities’.

Two men in their 60s, and a woman in her 50s have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

‘The men have also been arrested on suspicion of fraud and one of the men is additionally being held on suspicion of bribery,’ police said.

GMP said the major incident team opened a fraud and bribery investigation a year ago after they received a forensic report from PwC commissioned by the university’s fraud response panel.