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Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) criminalises:•bribing another person (active bribery)•soliciting or accepting a bribe (passive bribery)•bribing a foreign public official, and•for a business or commercial organisation only, failing to prevent briberyThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the active and passive bribery offences under BA 2010, ss 1, 2 and the offence of bribing a foreign public official under BA 2010, s 6; in short the giving or receiving of bribes. It does not provide a summary of the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, which is covered in Practice Note: Failure to prevent bribery—the offence.This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide.BA 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. Conduct committed before the entry into force of BA 2010 is prosecuted under the old law, see Practice Notes: Corruption and common law bribery—pre-Bribery Act 2010 [Archived] and Pre BA 2010 bribery and corruption—Practicalities [Archived].The offences are based on an improper performance...

The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide

The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) was passed to ensure the UK’s compliance with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and came into force on 1 July 2011. It was designed to provide an effective legal framework to tackle corruption in both the public and private sectors, modernising the UK’s anti-corruption legislation and replacing the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889–1916. For detailed guidance on historic anti-corruption law, see Practice Notes: Corruption and common law bribery—pre-Bribery Act 2010 [Archived], Pre BA 2010 bribery and corruption—Practicalities [Archived] and Pre-Bribery Act 2010 corruption—sentence tracker [Archived].BA 2010 has major implications for any business that is incorporated or trades in the UK. It applies to bribery committed by it, or on its behalf, anywhere in the world.Offences under the Bribery Act 2010BA 2010 criminalises four distinct types of conduct (offences):•bribing another person•soliciting or accepting a bribe•bribing a foreign public official, and•(for a business only) failing to prevent briberyCommon to each of...

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On a relevant transfer under TUPE 2006, does the transferor’s liability for failing to prevent bribery, to the extent that it is not criminal liability, transfer to the transferee?

On a relevant transfer under TUPE 2006, does the transferor’s liability for failing to prevent bribery, to the extent that it is not criminal liability, transfer to the transferee? Bribery Act 2010 The Bribery Act 2010 sets out four offences: • bribing another person (also known as active bribery) • soliciting or accepting a bribe (also known as passive bribery) • bribing a foreign public official, and • failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery by an 'associated person' for its benefit For further information, see Practice Note: Bribery Act 2010: essentials for employment lawyers. The first three offences above apply to individuals and companies. The offence of failure to prevent bribery applies only to relevant commercial organisations. For information on the offence of failing to prevent bribery, see Practice Note: Bribery Act 2010: essentials for employment lawyers—Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery. See the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Guidance on adequate procedures facilitation payments and business expenditure and the following documents (referred to in...

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