Ministry of Justice opens consultation on adequate procedures
guidance
On 14 September 2010 the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) opened a
consultation on its draft adequate procedures guidance. As we
have explained in previous alerts, the Government is obliged to
produce such guidance under section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010 (the
Act) and has pledged to consult and publish a final version before
the Act comes into force in April 2011.
The MOJ is seeking the views of business and any other
interested parties. In his introduction Kenneth Clarke (Lord
Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) states:
"In deciding what bribery prevention measures best suit
their particular circumstances, commercial organisations should be
assisted by the guidance published under section 9 of the Act. It
is essential that any guidance the Government publishes is informed
by the wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to be found
outside Government, in for example the business
