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UK corporate crime and enforcement update: SFO DPA guidance, sentencing reforms, sanctions whistleblowing, ransomware policy, environmental fines, AOG Technics charges, health and safety and trading standards actions, resources and trackers

Published on: 29 May 2025

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In this issue:

  • Decision to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution
  • Sentencing
  • Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls
  • Cybercrime and data protection offences
  • Environmental offences
  • Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences
  • Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences
  • Local authority prosecutions
  • International
  • Daily and weekly news alerts
  • New and updated content
  • Dates for your diary
  • Trackers
  • New Q&As
  • Useful information

Decision to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution

UK may play major role in corporate misconduct regulation

On 24 April 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released guidance setting out the principal considerations for prosecutors when assessing corporate enforcement, including the choice between bringing criminal charges against businesses or pursuing deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs). See News Analysis: UK may play major role in corporate misconduct regulation.

Sentencing

MoJ announces major sentencing reforms to address prison capacity crisis

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), under the leadership of the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, unveiled wide-ranging changes to ease the prison capacity emergency and strengthen public protection. Following recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review, led by former Justice Secretary, David Gauke, the package introduces an 'earned progression model' requiring prisoners to evidence good behaviour to secure earlier release...

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