UK Bribery Act 2010

Criminalizes bribery of domestic and foreign officials, as well as private-sector bribery, and creates a corporate offense of failing to prevent bribery. Applies to individuals and commercial organizations with a connection to the United Kingdom.

15

Rules extracted

93

Obligations decomposed

6.2x

Avg obligations per rule

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

The UK Bribery Act 2010 creates four offences: bribing another person, being bribed, bribery of foreign public officials, and failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery. It has broad extra-territorial reach and applies to UK companies and any company doing business in the UK.

What AuditDSS covers

Source

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Regulation

Extracted

15

Rules

Decomposed

93

Obligations

6.2x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 6.2 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 93 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in Bribery Act 2010 is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
UK Bribery Act 2010
Regulatory body
Serious Fraud Office
Jurisdiction
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Document type
statute
Effective date
July 1, 2011
Issuing authority
UK Parliament
Official source
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Who this applies to

commercial organisationsindividualsassociated persons

Key requirements

  • anti-bribery prohibition
  • adequate procedures defence
  • six principles
  • extra-territorial reach

Frequently asked questions about Bribery Act 2010

What is Bribery Act 2010?

The UK Bribery Act 2010 creates four offences: bribing another person, being bribed, bribery of foreign public officials, and failure of a commercial organisation to prevent bribery. It has broad extra-territorial reach and applies to UK companies and any company doing business in the UK.

Who does Bribery Act 2010 apply to?

Bribery Act 2010 applies to commercial organisations, individuals, associated persons.

How many obligations does Bribery Act 2010 contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed Bribery Act 2010 into 93 atomic obligations from 15 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of Bribery Act 2010?

The key requirements include: anti-bribery prohibition, adequate procedures defence, six principles, extra-territorial reach.

How can I assess my Bribery Act 2010 compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 93 Bribery Act 2010 obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces Bribery Act 2010?

Bribery Act 2010 is enforced in United Kingdom by Serious Fraud Office.

When did Bribery Act 2010 come into effect?

Bribery Act 2010 became effective on July 1, 2011.

What industry does Bribery Act 2010 apply to?

Bribery Act 2010 is primarily relevant to the Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS industry. AuditDSS covers 45 regulations in this industry sector.

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Policy

High-level commitments and governance framework covering Bribery Act 2010 requirements.

Procedures

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