Question to the Attorney General:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) commercial organisations, and (2) individuals, have been prosecuted each year under the Bribery Act 2010 for failure to prevent bribery; and what outcome was secured in each such case.
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.
In respect of the two prosecuting agencies that the Attorney General superintends:
Year | Number of DPAs | Company |
2015 | 1 | Standard Bank |
2016 | 1 | Sarclad |
2017 | 1 | Rolls-Royce |
2018 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | Guralp Systems ltd |
2020 | 2 | Airbus SE Airline Services ltd |