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A facilitation payment is a small bribe or payment made to a public official to obtain or accelerate delivery of a routine service, which the official is required to provide. Facilitation payments are allowed as an exception in the bribery laws of certain countries.
Commercial enterprises (including firms supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority) must comply with requirements of the UK Bribery Act 2010.
Question - Does the Bribery Act 2010 provide any exemption for facilitation payments?
You selected 'Yes'
The Bribery Act does not provide any exemption for facilitation payments. Ministry of Justice guidance recognises that circumstances may arise when an individual has no alternative but to make a payment in order to protect against loss of life, limb or liberty. The common law defence of duress is likely to be available in such circumstances.
Prosecutors must first decide if there is a sufficiency of evidence, and, if so, whether a prosecution is in the public interest. The more serious the offence, the more likely it is that a prosecution will be required in the public interest.
See also: Transparency International (UK) Global Anti-Bribery Guidance
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You selected 'No'
The Bribery Act does not provide any exemption for facilitation payments. Ministry of Justice guidance recognises that circumstances may arise when an individual has no alternative but to make a payment in order to protect against loss of life, limb or liberty. The common law defence of duress is likely to be available in such circumstances.
Prosecutors must first decide if there is a sufficiency of evidence, and, if so, whether a prosecution is in the public interest. The more serious the offence, the more likely it is that a prosecution will be required in the public interest.
See also: Transparency International (UK) Global Anti-Bribery Guidance
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