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<p>Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 provides that a commercial organisation is guilty
of an offence of failing to prevent bribery if a person associated with the organisation
bribes another person, intending to obtain or retain business or an advantage for
the company. The offence can only be committed by a corporate body.</p><p> </p><p>In
respect of the two prosecuting agencies that the Attorney General superintends:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>The Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted one commercial organisation
under Section 7, securing a conviction against Skansen Interiors Ltd in 2018.</li></ul><p>
</p><ul><li>The Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) has prosecuted one commercial organisation
under Section 7, with Sweett Group plc pleading guilty in 2015. The SFO has also separately
entered into six Deferred Prosecution Agreements (‘DPAs’) with companies for this
offence:</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of DPAs </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Standard
Bank</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Sarclad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Guralp
Systems ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Airbus
SE Airline Services ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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