Bribery Act 2010 anti-corruption policies

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

This note addresses the issues to consider in creating an anti-corruption policy with particular emphasis on the Bribery Act 2010, the new offence of failing to prevent bribery under section 7 of that Act and the adequate procedures defence to that offence.

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Practice note: overview

Bribery Act 2010: toolkit Bribery Act 2010: toolkit (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic9-503-9451)

Practice notes

Anti-corruption regimes in the UK and US: a comparison of the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 Anti-corruption regimes in the UK and US: a comparison of the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-503-0676)
Bribery Act 2010 Bribery Act 2010 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-500-8692)
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Bribery Act 2010: corporate criminal liability Bribery Act 2010: corporate criminal liability (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-505-3552)
Bribery Act 2010: corporate hospitality, gifts and expenses Bribery Act 2010: corporate hospitality, gifts and expenses (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic4-505-3623)
Bribery Act 2010: enforcement: prosecutorial discretion Bribery Act 2010: enforcement: prosecutorial discretion (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-504-2191)
Bribery Act 2010: facilitation payments Bribery Act 2010: facilitation payments (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-505-3360)
Bribery Act 2010: jurisdictional reach Bribery Act 2010: jurisdictional reach (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-504-1451)
Bribery Act 2010: using a statement of ethics effectively Bribery Act 2010: using a statement of ethics effectively (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-505-9817)
Debarment from public contracts and the Bribery Act 2010 Debarment from public contracts and the Bribery Act 2010 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic1-505-6883)

Standard documents

Anti-corruption and bribery policy Anti-corruption and bribery policy (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-504-5164)
Bribery Act 2010: sample statement of ethics Bribery Act 2010: sample statement of ethics (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic3-504-7784)
Memorandum to board of directors on the Bribery Act 2010 Memorandum to board of directors on the Bribery Act 2010 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic9-502-4652)

Standard clauses

Anti-bribery clause (long form) Anti-bribery clause (long form) (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-504-3582)
Anti-bribery clause (short form) Anti-bribery clause (short form) (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic6-503-5299)

Legal update: archive

Legal FAQs: Bribery Act 2010 Legal FAQs: Bribery Act 2010 (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic0-502-0842)

Legal update: case report

BAE sentenced in the Crown Court in the Tanzania defence contract case BAE sentenced in the Crown Court in the Tanzania defence contract case (http://uk.practicallaw.com/topic5-504-3450)

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