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Written Question
Fraud: Crime Prevention
Thursday 2nd May 2024

Asked by: Lord Garnier (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the guidance relating to failure to prevent fraud offences, as required under section 204 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

The government is currently working on the guidance for the new offence. We hope to publish it in early summer. The offence will then come into effect after an implementation period of 6 months is complete.

The offence is similar to the existing offence of failure to prevent bribery and failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion, both of which have had success in changing business culture.

It will drive a culture change towards improved fraud prevention procedures in organisations and hold them to account if they profit from fraud by their employees, agents or other persons providing services on their behalf.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Dec 2021
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Dec 2021
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Dec 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"My Lords, it may well be that the Government are wise to compromise on this issue. There is a fair amount in Part 4 that has excited controversy in this House, in the other place and among the wider public. But I would not want it to be thought that, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Oct 2021
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2021
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