The Serious Fraud Office has brought its first charges against individuals accused of violating the UK Bribery Act.

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This charge highlights the need to ensure that Governance, Risk Management and Compliance programmes have implemented sufficient controls to demonstrate every effort is being made to avoid similar breaches.