Could a company be debarred following a conviction for failure to prevent bribery?
Investigating debarment and the Bribery Act 2010; whether a failure to prevent bribery constitutes "grave professional misconduct", the contracting authorities’ discretion, and the impact of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) on the procurement process.
This article was first published by Thompson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited in Criminal Law Review, Issue 7 [2016] and is reproduced by agreement with the Publishers.
An exploration of the possibility that a conviction for failure to prevent bribery under the Bribery Act 2010 section 7 may result in debarment from EU public sector contracts, and consideration of whether, in such cases, a DPA actually improves the position of a company wishing to bid for public tenders.
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