Anti-Bribery and Corruption

Description

In the United Kingdom, bribery and bribery-related offences are governed by the Bribery Act 2010, legislation which has been described as “the toughest anti-bribery legislation in the world”. 

 

The Act has a direct impact on the way in which companies, particularly those with overseas operations, carry out their business activities. The Act's key provisions are as follows:

a) the establishment of two general bribery offences: one concerned with giving bribes and the other concerned with taking them;

b) the creation of a separate offence of bribery of a foreign public official;

c) a corporate offence of "failure to prevent bribery"; and

d) maximum penalty for individuals found guilty of bribery offences of ten years' imprisonment, or an unlimited fine, or both. Companies may also be subject to an unlimited fine.

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This course will provide Learners with an outline of how the Bribery Act impacts them and their company. 

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Learning Objectives

Learners will:

a) attain an understanding of the impact of the Bribery Act;

b) receive a summary of each of the offences under the Bribery Act and the Act's extra-territorial effect;

c) receive a explanation of the defence of "adequate procedures";

d) hear a summary of two recent cases;

e) hear a series of recommendations linked to statutory guidance. 

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Timing

The duration of this 2 part module is approximately 23 minutes. Each section is followed by a knowledge check and we have allocated 2 minutes to complete these. We have allocated up to 15 minutes for the assessment that follows the completed module.