People proceeded under the Bribery Act 2010: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


FOI reference: FOI/18/03549
Date received: 28 November 2018
Date responded: 14 December 2018
 
Information requested
 

You asked for:

  1. Proceedings and convictions under the Bribery Act 2010.
  2. Bribery crimes recorded by the police.
 
Response
 

1. The number of proceedings/convictions under the Bribery Act 2010 is provided in the table below:

People proceeded under the Bribery Act 2010¹, 2009-10 to 2016-17.

 

 

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

BRIBERY ACT 2010 SECTION 1(2)

Charge not proved

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

Charge proved

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Total proceedings

 

-

-

-

-

2

1

1

1

 

1 - where main crime

Source: Criminal Proceedings database

Please note - information for 2017-18 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2017-18 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published on 29th January, 2019.

2. The number of crimes of ‘Corruption’ recorded by police, 2008-09 to 2017-18 is provided in the table below:

Corruption

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Total

1

6

4

-

16

5

2

6

7

1

Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2017-18

 

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