Agents & intermediaries

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Using agents and intermediaries is a key bribery and corruption risk.

Bribery risks involved in working with agents and intermediaries

What is prohibited?

The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) prohibits:

  1. •

    active bribery, eg offering, promising, or giving a bribe

  2. •

    passive bribery, eg requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting a bribe

  3. •

    bribery of a foreign public official

The offences can be committed by individuals or corporate bodies and may be direct (directly making a bribe), or indirect (eg making a bribe through a third party).

It also contains a separate corporate offence for commercial organisations who fail to prevent bribery on their behalf—unless they have in place adequate procedures to prevent bribery.

How does this apply to agents and

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