A bribe may take the form of a financial advantage, or any other advantage, such as gifts or hospitality, services, or employing a relative of a public official.
More topics in this series
- Statutes and Official Guidance
- Bribery Act Overview
- Section 1 Offense: Bribing Another Person
- Section 2 Offense: Being Bribed
- Section 6 Offense: Bribing a Foreign Public Official
- Element: Any Persons versus Foreign Public Official
- Element: Intent to Give or Receive a Bribe
- Facilitation Payments
- Section 7 Offense: Failure of Commercial Organizations to Prevent Bribery
- “Relevant Commercial Organization”
- Element: Associated Persons
- Supply Chains and Joint Ventures as Associated Persons
- Element: Intent to Obtain or Retain Business or an Advantage
- Affirmative Defense: Adequate Procedures
- Statute of Limitations
- Jurisdiction
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- Pre-Bribery Act Legislation