United Kingdom

Deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance: 14 Dec 1998
Entry into force of the Convention: 15 Feb 1999
Entry into force of implementing legislation: 10 Nov 1998

 Monitoring implementation

• Steps taken by the United Kingdom to implement and enforce the OECD Convention (pdf, 99 KB) August 2011
   
• Phase 3 report (pdf, 1,454 KB) March 2012
   
• Follow-up on Phase 2bis report (pdf, 247 KB) May 2011
   
• Phase 1ter report (pdf, 291 KB) December 2010
   
• Phase 2bis report (pdf, 740 KB) October 2008
   
• Follow-up on Phase 2 report (pdf, 386 KB) July 2007
   
• Phase 2 report (pdf, 676 KB) March 2005
   
• Phase 1bis report (pdf, 103 KB) March 2003 
   
• Phase 1 report (pdf, 145 KB) December 1999

 News releases

• UK increases enforcement of foreign bribery, but concerns remain about transparency and resources, says OECD, 30 March 2012
   
• Corruption: OECD statement on UK Guidance for the Bribery Act, 30 March 2011
   
• Chair of OECD Working Group on Bribery concerned over delay of new Bribery Act, 1 February 2011
   
• OECD’s Gurría welcomes passage into law of UK Bribery Bill, 8 April 2010
   
• OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed the introduction into the UK Parliament of a new Bribery Bill, 23 November 2009
   
• OECD Group demands rapid UK action to enact adequate anti-bribery laws, 16 October 2008
     
• OECD to conduct a further examination of UK efforts against bribery, 14 March 2007 

 National implementing legislation

• Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and corresponding explanatory notes
  
  
• Bribery Act 2010 and associated guidance

 Related documents

• Text of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
   
• OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Procedure of Self- and Mutual Evaluation - Country Monitoring Principles
   
• Implementation and enforcement in other signatory countries