Anti-bribery and corruption (ABC)

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FCA systems and controls to prevent bribery

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not enforce the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010); nor does it provide guidance on compliance with the BA 2010. Its role is to assist firms in complying with the anti-bribery law as part of its financial crime statutory objective, which requires it to pursue the objective of reducing the extent to which it is possible for a regulated business to be used for a purpose connected with financial crime.

The FCA is keen to ensure firms have appropriate systems and controls in place to prevent financial crime under the Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls sourcebook (SYSC)—see SYSC 3.2.6 and SYSC 6.1.1 R. The FCA's definition of financial crime includes corruption, so goes further than the BA 2010.

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