Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will have learned about:
- What bribery is and where and when it can happen.
- How bribery is defined.
- The Bribery Act 2010, its scope and to whom it applies.
- Important terminology from the Bribery Act.
- The four main offences outlined in the Act.
- What ‘facilitation’ and ‘grease’ payments are.
- The difference between bribery and hospitality.
- The five steps involved in bribery.
- How the Act applies to you as an individual and to your business or organisation as a whole.
- How businesses and organisations can structure a defence for themselves should their employees or representatives be implicated in bribery.
- What should be included in an anti-bribery policy.
- The consequences of non-compliance with the Bribery Act and the subsequent penalties involved in a prosecution.
- How to spot potential signs of bribery.