UK Bribery Act 2010
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The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UK Bribery Act 2010 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4541841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UK Bribery Act 2010 Context triple: [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, relatedTo, UK Bribery Act 2010]
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OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions is an international monitoring and policy-making body that oversees implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention to combat the bribery of foreign public officials in global commerce.
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention monitoring reports
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention monitoring reports are periodic evaluations that assess how effectively member countries are implementing and enforcing international standards against the bribery of foreign public officials in business transactions.
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E.
Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office is a UK government agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UK Bribery Act 2010 Target entity description: The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
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A.
OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions is an international monitoring and policy-making body that oversees implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention to combat the bribery of foreign public officials in global commerce.
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B.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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C.
United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
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D.
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention monitoring reports
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention monitoring reports are periodic evaluations that assess how effectively member countries are implementing and enforcing international standards against the bribery of foreign public officials in business transactions.
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E.
Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office is a UK government agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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anti-corruption law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | combat corruption in international business transactions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
UK companies
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corporate entities ⓘ foreign companies carrying on business in the United Kingdom ⓘ private individuals ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
corporate compliance
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criminal law ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceDate | 2011-07-01 ⓘ |
| characteristic | one of the strictest anti-bribery laws in the world ⓘ |
| citation | 2010 c.23 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
corporate hospitality and promotional expenditure
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facilitation payments ⓘ |
| createsOffence |
bribery of a foreign public official
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failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery ⓘ offering a bribe ⓘ receiving a bribe ⓘ |
| criminalizes |
bribery in the private sector
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bribery in the public sector ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide | exception for facilitation payments ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Crown Prosecution Service
NERFINISHED
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Lord Advocate in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Serious Fraud Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceIssuedBy | UK Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExtraterritorialEffect | true ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | strict liability for commercial organisations for failure to prevent bribery ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| maximumPenaltyForIndividuals | 10 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| maximumPenaltyForOrganisations | unlimited fine ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to reform the criminal law of bribery in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| providesDefence | adequate procedures to prevent bribery ⓘ |
| relatedTo | OECD Anti-Bribery Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces |
Prevention of Corruption Act 1906
NERFINISHED
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Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2010-04-08 ⓘ |
| section |
Section 1: Offences of bribing another person
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Section 2: Offences relating to being bribed ⓘ Section 6: Bribery of foreign public officials ⓘ Section 7: Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Bribery Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2010 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: UK Bribery Act 2010 Description of subject: The UK Bribery Act 2010 is a comprehensive anti-corruption law in the United Kingdom that criminalizes bribery in both the public and private sectors and imposes strict liability on organizations for failing to prevent bribery.
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