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| | Bribery Bill [Lords], As Amended |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall make provision for the publication of an annual |
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| | | report to be issued by the Government which shall set out as a minimum— |
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| | | (a) | the Government’s anti-bribery objectives and strategies for the coming |
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| | | year as well as the milestones to be used to assess the success of such |
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| | | (b) | an assessment of the success of the preceding year’s strategies and |
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| | | objectives by way of measurement against pre-determined milestones as |
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| | | expressed in the preceding year’s report; |
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| | | (c) | details of the advisory services that may be used by commercial |
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| | | organisations on a without prejudice basis on the details of how they may |
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| | | (d) | the fee to be paid for the use of such advisory services.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The relevant Government department shall make provision for a service which |
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| | | shall respond to specific enquiries from any commercial organisation on a |
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| | | without prejudice basis concerning the adequacy of its procedures for the |
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| | | purposes of section 7(2) of this Act. |
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| | | (2) | A response under subsection (1) shall not prevent the Attorney General or |
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| | | relevant Director from consenting to proceedings under section 10 of this Act.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 28 [Clause 10], leave out paragraphs (a) to (c) and insert ‘the Attorney |
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| | Page 6, line 33 [Clause 10], leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert ‘the |
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| | Page 7, line 2 [Clause 10], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | Consent may not be given for the institution of proceedings under subsection (1) |
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| | | or (2) in respect of conduct which was specifically authorised in advance under |
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| | | (a) | the Secretary of State, or |
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| | | (b) | a senior official, but only if the Secretary of State has expressly and |
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| | | personally authorised the giving of the authorisation and considers the |
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| | | case to be urgent, and a statement of those facts is endorsed on the |
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| | | (7) | An authorisation shall not be given for the purposes of subsection (6) unless the |
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| | | Secretary of State is satisfied that the conduct is necessary for one of the functions |
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| | | (8) | An authorisation for the purposes of subsection (6) ceases to have effect— |
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| | | (a) | at the end of the period of six months starting with the day on which it |
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| | | was given, if it was given under the hand of the Secretary of State, and |
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| | | (b) | at the end of one week after the day on which it was given, if it was given |
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| | | under the hand of a senior official. |
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| | | (9) | Subsection (8) does not apply if the authorisation is renewed under subsection |
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| | | (10) before the day on which it would otherwise cease to have effect. |
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| | | (10) | The Secretary of State may renew an authorisation for a period of six months |
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| | | starting on the day on which it would otherwise cease to have effect if, at any time |
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| | | before that day, the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the authorisation |
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| | | to continue to have effect for the purpose for which it was given. |
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| | | (11) | Subsection (10) may apply more than once. |
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| | | (12) | A renewal under subsection (10) must be made under the hand of the Secretary of |
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| | | (13) | The Secretary of State must cancel an authorisation if he is satisfied that an act or |
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| | | omission authorised by virtue of it is no longer necessary for the purpose for |
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| | | (14) | For the purposes of this section, “senior official” has the meaning given by |
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| | | section 81 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.’. |
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| | Page 8, line 25 [Clause 13], leave out ‘an intelligence service’ and insert ‘the |
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| | Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or GCHQ’. |
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| | Page 8, line 28 [Clause 13], leave out subsections (2) to (5). |
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| | Page 9, line 15 [Clause 13], leave out to end of line 22. |
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