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resources
These resources are maintained, meaning that we monitor developments on a regular
basis and update them as soon as possible.
| 1 | Bribery Act 2010: toolkit A toolkit to assist with Bribery Act 2010 compliance. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Bribery Act 2010 A practice note about the Bribery Act 2010, which received Royal Assent in April 2010 and came into force on 1 July 2011. The background to the Act is described in Practice note, Bribery: law reform. PLC's materials on the Bribery Act are set out in Bribery Act 2010: toolkit. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Bribery Act 2010: corporate criminal liability This note considers how criminal liability for offences under the Bribery Act 2010 may attach to companies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Bribery Act 2010: facilitation payments This note looks at facilitation payments, examining in particular what they are, why the lack of an exemption in the Bribery Act has been controversial, how the SFO plans to enforce the Bribery Act in relation to them and what can be done to prevent them being made. Information is also given on the position the OECD and other countries have taken towards facilitation payments. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Bribery Act 2010: using a statement of ethics effectively This note explains the purpose of a statement of ethics (or anti-corruption statement) and how it might best be used in the context of the Bribery Act 2010, particularly in relation to implementing adequate procedures to prevent bribery and demonstrating a top level commitment to doing so. This note accompanies Standard document, Bribery Act 2010: sample statement of ethics. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Bribery: law reform A practice note about the reform of the law on bribery in the UK. This note has now been replaced by a new resource: Practice note, Bribery Act 2010, detailing the Bribery Bill which was introduced into parliament in November 2009 and received Royal Assent as the Bribery Act 2010 in April 2010. | Practice notes | 31-Jul-2009 |
| 7 | The European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon This Practice note examines the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the decision-making procedures and substantive policies of the European Union. | Practice notes | Maintained |