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How to use this test These questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and corruption. After you have completed this test, please return it to [insert name]. General col style="width: 50%;"> Name of person completing test [Insert name] Role [Insert role] Date [Insert date] Multiple choice questions Circle the correct answer. Question Multiple choice answers 1. How many offences does the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) contain? (a) Three(b) Four(c) Ten 2. What is the ‘bribing another person’ offence? (a) Trying to bribe an individual with the intention of influencing that individual in
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1 Anti-bribery and corruption officer (ABC Officer) details Name of organisation [Insert name] Name of ABC Officer [Insert name] Reports to [Insert name] Full-time/part-time □ Full-time□ Part-time Details of any other roles held within the organisation [Insert details] Date appointed by the organisation [Insert date] 2 Role summary The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) contains an offence of failure to prevent bribery, to which relevant businesses are exposed. It is a defence to prove that the organisation had adequate procedures to prevent bribery. The ABC Officer is responsible for ensuring procedures are in place. 3 Job description/Role profile 3.1 Develop and oversee [insert organisation’s name]’s systems and controls regarding anti-bribery and corruption. 3.2 Support and co-ordinate senior management
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1 Introduction 1.1 Bribery and corruption remain major issues in world trade, despite the many dedicated efforts to prevent them. They are very damaging to the societies in which they occur. They: 1.1.1 divert money and other resources from those who need them most; 1.1.2 hinder economic and social development; 1.1.3 damage business, not least by increasing the cost of goods and services. 1.2 Our legal obligations are primarily governed by the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). BA 2010 affects us as a UK organisation if bribery occurs anywhere in our business. 1.3 We run our business[es] with integrity and in an honest and ethical manner. All of us must work together to ensure [insert organisation’s name] remains untainted by bribery or corruption. 1.4 This policy is a crucial element of that effort. It has the full support of the [insert, eg Board]. It sets out the steps all of us must take to prevent bribery and corruption in our business[es] and to comply with relevant legislation. 1.5 If you have any questions on this policy, please contact [insert, eg your line manager or the ABC Officer]. 2 What are bribery
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1 Introduction 1.1 Bribery and corruption remain major issues in world trade, despite the many dedicated efforts to prevent them. They are very damaging to the societies in which they occur. They: 1.1.1 divert money and other resources from those who need them most; 1.1.2 hinder economic and social development; 1.1.3 damage firms, not least by increasing the cost of goods and services. 1.2 Our legal obligations are primarily governed by the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). BA 2010 affects us as a UK commercial organisation if bribery occurs anywhere in our firm. 1.3 We run our firm with integrity and in an honest and ethical manner. All of us must work together to ensure it remains untainted by bribery or corruption. 1.4 This policy is a crucial element of that effort. It has the full support of [insert, eg Senior management]. It sets out the steps all of us must take to prevent bribery and corruption in our firm and to comply with relevant legislation. 1.5 If you have any questions on this policy, please contact [insert, eg the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Officer (ABC Officer)]. 2 What are
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Please click for an Excel version of this register. General Insert course name/description and reason for training. Course name/description [Insert
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We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption. This FAQ document, which is integral to that effort, guides us on how we can best achieve our business goals in a way that is consistent with our commitment to counter bribery and corruption. 1 Do the same rules and regulations relating to gifts and hospitality apply in every country? No. Rules and regulations differ in every country, and in the United States the rules and regulations are different for the federal government than for individual states and they differ among the different states. [Insert organisation’s name] sets out the appropriate gift and hospitality limits in the countries where it does business in our [international permissible gifts/hospitality limits table]. 2 A vendor gave me a seasonal gift. May I accept it? You may accept infrequent gifts valued at no more than £[x] (or local currency equivalent), but even within these limits you must take care to avoid the appearance that the gift might influence your decisions
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The following language must be included on invitations and signs for conferences, receptions and meetings at which refreshments will be served and government officials may be present: Invitations This event will include refreshments valued at no more than £[x] per person, and possibly promotional items valued at no more than £[x] per person. If you are not allowed under your applicable laws or policies to accept either or both of these offers, we will provide
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This Flowchart is a guide for staff involved in the anti-bribery and corruption due diligence process for appointing or monitoring agent or intermediary relationships. It should be used in conjunction with our [insert, eg Anti-bribery and corruption—agents and intermediaries policy, Anti-bribery and corruption—independent evaluation and authorisation of an agent/intermediary arrangement and Anti-bribery
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This Practice Note deals with agents and other intermediaries in relation to anti-bribery and corruption. It covers what an agent or intermediary is, how working with agents and intermediaries could put a commercial organisation at risk and the steps you could take to mitigate those associated risks. What is an agent or intermediary? Agents and intermediaries are third parties engaged to provide services for or on behalf of your organisation or to represent your interests. This may include: • business consultants • sales agents • third parties retained in relation to government business or actions • introducers • facilitators • lawyers and other professional advisors, and • other third parties who provide services for or on behalf of an organisation in any capacity Whether a specific third-party relationship is an agent or intermediary relationship is a matter of fact in each case. When considering what anti-bribery and corruption procedures to apply to a third-party relationship you may consider the degree to which the third party may act autonomously on behalf of your organisation in
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1 General information Date of review [Insert date] Person(s) conducting review [Insert name] 2 Data Criteria In the last [insert period, eg quarter] Over the last 12 months Total number of internal suspicious activity reports (SARs) received [Insert number] [Insert number] Number of internal SARs with a bribery or corruption element [Insert number] [Insert number] Number of internal SARs with a bribery or corruption element reported to the National Crime Agency (NCA) [Insert number] [Insert number] Number of internal SARs with a bribery or corruption element reported to the NCA requiring consent [Insert number] [Insert
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We run our business[es] with integrity. All of us must work together to ensure our business[es] remain[s] untainted by bribery and corruption. This form is integral to that effort. See also: Charitable and political donations policy. This form must be used in every case where a charitable or political donation requires approval. It is to be completed
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This Flowchart is to be used to ensure all relevant points are considered before a charitable or political donation is approval request is granted or rejected. Notes Note 1—Legal/regulatory environment Consider the legal and regulatory environment—does the law of the territory or the regulations governing the recipient allow this sort of donation? If not, the approval request must be rejected. Note 2—Intention You should always consider the intention behind