Bribery Act 2010 Your name
At the end of this training you will be able to: Objectives At the end of this training you will be able to: 1 Recognise the potential offences contained in the Bribery Act 2010 2 Comply with a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption
The Crimes Bribery Being Bribed Bribery of foreign public officials Failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery on its behalf
What is Bribery? “ giving someone a financial or other advantage to encourage that person to perform their functions or activities improperly or to reward that person for having already done so. — Ministry of Justice “
Financial and Other Advantages… Money Consultancy contracts Loans Gifts and hospitality Donations – includes charitable donations Holidays Anything else of value to the recipient – or other person (e.g. family member) An award of business Employment contracts
Sporting Event A company buys some tickets for a sporting event and invites some important clients to attend. Before and after the event they provide food and drinks for these clients.
The Vineyard John Smith works as a purchaser for a small chain of off-license shops. He is interested in importing some wine from Italy and has been invited to tour the vineyard that produces the wine.
The Six Principles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Proportionality Top level commitment Risk assessment 4 Due diligence 5 Communication 6 Monitoring and review
Giving and Receiving Bribes Never accept a bribe Never offer a bribe No penalty for refusing to offer or accept bribes
The Question ? Would this payment or activity damage our reputation if it was made public?
Conclusions 1 The Crimes 5 Six Principles Giving & Receiving Bribes 2 Types of Bribes 6 3 7 Sporting Event Questions 4 The Vineyard
1 2 Objectives Now you can: Recognise the potential offences contained in the Bribery Act 2010 2 Comply with a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption