40 minutes · free · certificate valid 1 year

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Understand the UK Bribery Act 2010: what bribery and corruption are, the four offences including the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, how to handle gifts, hospitality, and conflicts of interest, and how to spot and report red flags when working with third parties. Finish the final assessment with a score of 75% or higher to earn a certificate, valid for one year.

Done this course before, or already know the material? You can go straight to the final assessment and renew your certificate without re-reading the lessons.

Who it's for: Anyone in a UK organisation who deals with customers, suppliers, public bodies, or third parties, from front-line staff to managers and directors.

What you'll learn

• Explain the four offences under the Bribery Act 2010, including the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery.
• Apply the proportionality, timing, and transparency tests to decisions about gifts and hospitality.
• Spot the red flags that suggest a third party, commission, or payment route may be linked to bribery.
• Recognise why facilitation payments are illegal under UK law and how to respond when one is demanded.
• Respond correctly to an offered bribe or a conflict of interest: refuse, declare, record, and report.

What you'll cover

1. 1

   Bribery and the law

   What bribery and corruption are, the four offences under the Bribery Act 2010, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

2. 2

   Gifts, hospitality and conflicts of interest

   Where legitimate relationship-building ends and bribery begins, and how registers, thresholds, and declarations keep you safe.

3. 3

   Third parties and higher-risk situations

   Why agents and intermediaries are the biggest bribery risk most organisations face, and the red flags that should stop you in your tracks.

4. 4

   Doing the right thing

   How to respond when something is wrong: speaking up, refusing bribes well, documenting decisions, and what good looks like day to day.

5. 5

   Putting it into practice

   Short workplace scenarios that test how you would apply this course in real situations.

6. 6

   Final assessment

   20 questions drawn at random from the full question bank. Score 75% or higher to earn your certificate.