{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bribery-act-2010/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bribery-act-2010/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/23",
  "legislation_title": "Bribery Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bribery-act-2010",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery",
  "text": "(1) A relevant commercial organisation (“C”) is guilty of an offence under this section if a person (“A”) associated with C bribes another person intending—\n(a) to obtain or retain business for C, or\n(b) to obtain or retain an advantage in the conduct of business for C.\n(2) But it is a defence for C to prove that C had in place adequate procedures designed to prevent persons associated with C from undertaking such conduct.\n(3) For the purposes of this section, A bribes another person if, and only if, A—\n(a) is, or would be, guilty of an offence under section 1 or 6 (whether or not A has been prosecuted for such an offence), or\n(b) would be guilty of such an offence if section 12(2)(c) and (4) were omitted.\n(4) See section 8 for the meaning of a person associated with C and see section 9 for a duty on the Secretary of State to publish guidance.\n(5) In this section—\n“partnership” means—\na partnership within the Partnership Act 1890, or\na limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907,\nor a firm or entity of a similar character formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,\n“relevant commercial organisation” means—\na body which is incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom and which carries on a business (whether there or elsewhere),\nany other body corporate (wherever incorporated) which carries on a business, or part of a business, in any part of the United Kingdom,\na partnership which is formed under the law of any part of the United Kingdom and which carries on a business (whether there or elsewhere), or\nany other partnership (wherever formed) which carries on a business, or part of a business, in any part of the United Kingdom,\nand, for the purposes of this section, a trade or profession is a business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/23/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:03:40.914726+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}