Wednesday 3 June 2026 | UK enforcement agencies are sharpening their focus on corporate crime. With new failures to prevent offences, renewed scrutiny of bribery and tax evasion controls, and clear signals from the SFO and FCA that they expect well-evidenced compliance programmes, organisations need to revisit how they assess, document and manage economic crime risk.
Recent cases show that weaknesses in controls, training and oversight can quickly expose companies to liability, with courts taking a stricter view of what counts as “adequate” or “reasonable” procedures.
In this webinar, we explored the latest developments across the failure to prevent landscape. We examined key bribery and tax evasion cases, enforcement themes, common red flags, and the practical meaning of the six principles that underpin all failure to prevent offences. Drawing on the latest SFO guidance, FCA statements and government materials, we outlined what a modern, defensible compliance programme looks like and how to build it proportionately across bribery, tax evasion and fraud.
Organisations watching the session came away with clear next steps to strengthen their procedures and prepare for increasing regulatory scrutiny.
What this webinar covered
- Lessons from recent bribery and tax evasion cases and what they reveal about enforcement
- How the SFO and FCA expect compliance teams to demonstrate “adequate” and “reasonable” procedures
- High-risk areas and red flags across bribery, tax evasion and fraud
- How to conduct and document a credible risk assessment
- Practical steps to strengthen controls, training, oversight and whistleblowing
- Integrating fraud prevention into existing programmes and avoiding siloed compliance
- How to assess your organisation’s readiness and identify gaps before regulators do