The 2010 UK Bribery Act adequate procedures: guidance on good practice procedures for corporate anti-bribery programmes

The UK Bribery Act, which was passed in 2010, introduces an offence of corporate failure to prevent bribery. The defence for a company against this liability is to prove that it had ‘adequate procedures’ in place to prevent bribery. This Guidance from Transparency International UK is designed to assist companies to comply with the Bribery Act by providing clear, practical advice on good practice anti-bribery systems that in Transparency International’s opinion constitute ‘adequate procedures’ for compliance with the Bribery Act.