The Bribery Act 2010 comes into force on 1 July 2011. It has significant impact on employers, and on employees; it introduces a new corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, as well as the potential of personal liability for senior officers within a organisation. The Offences The Act introduces four new categories of offence: Offering, promising or giving a bribe to another person Requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting a bribe from another person. Bribing a foreign public official. Failing to prevent bribery Where does it apply? The offence of the failure of an organisation to prevent bribery applies
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