ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information on government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime in 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2025 [Archived]. This Practice Note tracked the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime as they progressed through the UK Parliament between 1 January and 31 December 2024. It also provided links to further information about each piece of legislation. For information on key secondary legislation which might of be interest to corporate crime lawyers in 2024, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2024 [Archived]. Following the announcement of the 2024 general election, many bills automatically fell away when Parliament was dissolved. For more information, see News Analysis: General election announced for 4 July 2024 and LNB News 24/05/2024 99. The 2024 King’s Speech set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session and it contained a number of proposed bills relevant to criminal justice. Keeping people safe was a key theme of the

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information on government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime in 2026, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2026. This Practice Note tracked the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which had been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK during 2025. It also provided links to further information about each piece of legislation. For information on key secondary legislation, consultations and other notable events which might of be interest to corporate crime lawyers in 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2025 [Archived]. Criminal liability Bill Long title Impact for corporate crime lawyers Further material Crime and Policing BillUK Parliament-progress A Bill to make provision about anti-social behaviour, offensive weapons, offences against people (including sexual offences), property offences, the criminal exploitation of persons, sex offenders, stalking and public order; to make provision about powers of the police, the border force and other similar persons; to make

This Practice Note tracks the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK during 2026. It also provides links to further information about each piece of legislation. For information on key secondary legislation, consultations and other notable events which might of be interest to corporate crime lawyers in 2026, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2026. His Majesty, King Charles III, set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening of Parliament on 13 May 2026, with a clear focus on modernising the criminal justice system, increasing court capacity and strengthening public protection. Central to this are the carried-over Courts Modernisation Bill, formally titled the Courts and Tribunals Bill, and Public Office (Accountability) Bill. The speech highlighted that further focus areas would be on policing restructuring and surveillance powers, cybercrime and cyber resilience reforms, state threats offences, and stronger sector-specific enforcement powers in areas such as building

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For information on what to watch in 2023, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2023 [Archived]. This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that were expected to impact corporate crime lawyers during 2022 and beyond. It also summarises the key developments which have already taken place in 2022. For information on what developments occurred in 2021, see Practice Note: Corporate crime horizon scanner—September 2021 and beyond [Archived]. Key primary legislation For information on primary legislation and the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament, see Practice Note: Corporate crime bills tracker—2022. Key secondary legislation For forthcoming secondary legislation which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers as of 3 January 2023, see: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2023 [Archived]. Ongoing consultations/calls for evidence Ongoing consultations which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information on what to watch in 2024, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2024 [Archived]. This Practice Note provided a summary of the key legal developments that impacted corporate crime lawyers in the UK during 2023. For information on what developments occurred in 2022, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner 2022 [Archived]. Key primary legislation For information on primary legislation and the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament during 2023, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2023 [Archived]. Key secondary legislation For forthcoming secondary legislation which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers as of 2 January 2024, see: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2024 [Archived]. Ongoing consultations/calls for evidence Ongoing consultations which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers include: Closing date Consultation Further reading 17 January 2024 The Department for Business and

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For more information on what to watch in 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2025 [Archived]. This Practice Note provided a summary of the key legal developments that impacted corporate crime lawyers in the UK during 2024. For information on what developments occurred in 2023, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2023 [Archived]. Key primary legislation For information on primary legislation and the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament during 2024 see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2024 [Archived]. Key secondary legislation Forthcoming secondary legislation which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers as of 2 January 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2025 [Archived]. Ongoing consultations/calls for evidence Ongoing consultations which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers in the UK include: Closing date Consultation Further reading 22 January 2025 The Competition and

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For information on what to watch in 2026, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2026. This Practice Note provided a summary of the key legal developments that impacted corporate crime lawyers in England and Wales during 2025. For information about key Scottish corporate crime developments during 2025, see Practice Note: Scottish Corporate Crime horizon scanner 2025 [Archived]. For information on what developments occurred in 2024, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2024 [Archived]. Key primary legislation For information on primary legislation and the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament during 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2025 [Archived]. For information on legislation and government bills in 2026, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2026. Key secondary legislation Forthcoming secondary legislation which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers in the UK include: Commencement date SI details Further

This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact corporate crime lawyers in England and Wales during 2026 and beyond. It also summarises the key developments which have already taken place in 2026. For information on what developments occurred in 2025, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner—2025 [Archived] and Scottish Corporate Crime horizon scanner 2025 [Archived]. For information on the key financial crime compliance developments, see Practice Notes: Financial crime compliance horizon scanner—2026 and Financial crime compliance tracker—2026. Key primary legislation For information on primary legislation and the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament during 2026, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2026. Key secondary legislation Forthcoming secondary legislation which may be of interest to corporate crime lawyers in the UK include: Commencement date SI details Further reading On the date on which section 9(1) (notification requirements) of the Terrorism (Protection of

This week’s edition of Corporate Crime highlights includes analysis of the new Code for Private Prosecutors issued by the Private Prosecutor’s Association (PPA), the impact of the acquittal of the individuals implicated in the Sarlcad Ltd Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), the implications of ‘bulk hacking’ by intelligence services and a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the Supreme Court (UKSC) on challenging a declaration that meat is unfit for human consumption. Analysis of the key provisions of the Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 is also provided alongside the appeal by two former Barclays PLC traders of their convictions for rigging the Euribor rate and whether Parliament can really prevent a no deal Brexit. The Court of Appeal’s judgments considering an appeal against sentence for a £2m environmental offences fine and an appeal against a corporate corruption conviction by a company where no directing mind was on trial are also covered along with the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) latest Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO), a £1m fine for health and safety breaches and a record $5bn penalty imposed on Facebook for privacy violations.

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