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The Bribery Act 2010: new offences, new risks

The Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) finally made it on to the statute books a few days before Parliament dissolved. Emma Radmore and Melissa Thornton look at the offences the Act creates.

Relevant function or activity

The Act focuses on a ‘relevant function or activity’ (which we refer to as a ‘Function’), which is key to understanding the breadth of the offences. This is any:

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