UK Bribery Act 2010

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The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
anti-corruption law ⓘ
aimsTo combat corruption in international business transactions ⓘ
appliesTo UK companies ⓘ
corporate entities ⓘ
foreign companies carrying on business in the United Kingdom ⓘ
private individuals ⓘ
public officials ⓘ
areaOfLaw corporate compliance ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
cameIntoForceDate 2011-07-01 ⓘ
characteristic one of the strictest anti-bribery laws in the world ⓘ
citation 2010 c.23 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
covers corporate hospitality and promotional expenditure ⓘ
facilitation payments ⓘ
createsOffence bribery of a foreign public official ⓘ
failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery ⓘ
offering a bribe ⓘ
receiving a bribe ⓘ
criminalizes bribery in the private sector ⓘ
bribery in the public sector ⓘ
doesNotProvide exception for facilitation payments ⓘ
enforcedBy Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ
Lord Advocate in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Lord Advocate

Serious Fraud Office ⓘ
guidanceIssuedBy UK Ministry of Justice ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Justice
hasExtraterritorialEffect true ⓘ
introducesConcept strict liability for commercial organisations for failure to prevent bribery ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes ⓘ
maximumPenaltyForIndividuals 10 years imprisonment ⓘ
maximumPenaltyForOrganisations unlimited fine ⓘ
primaryPurpose to reform the criminal law of bribery in the United Kingdom ⓘ
providesDefence adequate procedures to prevent bribery ⓘ
relatedTo OECD Anti-Bribery Convention ⓘ
replaces Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 ⓘ
Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 ⓘ
Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2010-04-08 ⓘ
section Section 1: Offences of bribing another person ⓘ
Section 2: Offences relating to being bribed ⓘ
Section 6: Bribery of foreign public officials ⓘ
Section 7: Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery ⓘ
linked to: UK Bribery Act 2010
shortTitle Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ
linked to: UK Bribery Act 2010
yearEnacted 2010 ⓘ

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act → relatedTo → UK Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ
Serious Fraud Office → follows → UK Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ
subject linked to: SFO
UK Bribery Act 2010 → shortTitle → Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ
linked to: UK Bribery Act 2010
UK Bribery Act 2010 → section → Section 7: Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery ⓘ
linked to: UK Bribery Act 2010
Ethics in the United Kingdom → isCodifiedIn → Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ
linked to: UK Bribery Act 2010