Forward to the Bribery Act 2010
Bribery blights lives. Its immediate victims include firms that lose out unfairly. The wider victims are government and society, undermined by a weakened rule of law and damaged social and economic development. At stake is the principle of free and fair competition, which stands diminished by each bribe offered or accepted.
Tackling this scourge is a priority for anyone who cares about the future of business, the developing world or international trade. That is why the entry into force of the Bribery Act on 1 July 2011 is an important step forward for both the UK and UK plc. In line with the Act’s statutory requirements, I am publishing this guidance to help organisations understand the legislation and deal with the risks of bribery. My aim is that it offers clarity on how the law will operate.
I am intrigued by this forward to the Bribery Act 2010. Do the same legal parameters measure to charities and organisations that purport to be charities? If, say, as an organisation I take a donation of £7.500 for a specific purpose, to give members an affordable reunion, but then instead of smoothing out the costs to the member I use that money to give political associates a freebie, is that bribery?
When a Forces Association takes money from, let’s call it Veteran’s Front Recall, a fictitious government sponsored organisation to assist veterans with financial benevolence, but a large percentage of that money is handed through tickets to the Corrupt Party South Shore Association, is that not bribery under the definitions laid out above? And if it is of such concern that the Governments thinks it has to clarify the law by what is called codifying, the writing of that law in such a way that the man on the Cleveleys tram can understand it, was that illegal at the time of the activity? It may not have been clearly illegal; a parlous state of legal argument, but it gave concern enough to the legislators to enact it into law in a set of words that identifies such activity as a criminal act.
It makes all ex servicemen who have seen “charities” claim money for events but whose cabals dish out tickets to cronies and political wannabees, wonder, why, if they did the service do the phoneys and the cronies get the benefits?
So, several years ago when one man was fighting against the “immoral” misuse of charity monies by his Service Association, had he known that it was illegal would the Charities Commission have acted differently other than disinterested? The same malaise and disinterest in justice has just been exercised by the Metropolitan Police in the handling of the Hacking Files as was exercised by the Charities Commission when complaint was set before them in relation to a specific service association. The Order-Order blog has repeatedly said how ineffective the Charities Commission is and ought to have its charter revoked. Notareargunner endorses this call.
It is with no surprise that discovery has been made of a large hotel giving benefit to a specific group of never was soldiers who front much of the illegal charitable activities of a business fronting as a services charity.
Corrupt Party? NOTW cant write about it, bent Councillors only can join it, and the muggins out there pay for it.
ReplyDeleteIs that the CIC shop you right about? Criminals immunity centre! Bet they open a cafe just so they can cook the bucks. Got a fucking reject, non existant bankrupt couldn't get in the Army loudmouthed shit fronting it ahead of a never was a soldier hero 1st class cunt luved by the Gasjet getting richer towards retardment..cunts
ReplyDelete@ Bribery blights lives. Its immediate victims include firms that lose out unfairly. this should read charities. My blood boils ever time I see someone put money into a shop in town which is a business paying high wages to directors. I dunt want to see the books. The Chef will haf been at them already. Anon is not alone at wunderin when plods going to close them down?
ReplyDeleteLord McNally (Minister of State, Justice; Liberal Democrat)
ReplyDeleteWe have made it clear that we do not intend that normal corporate hospitality which seeks to improve the image of a commercial organisation, better to present products and services, or establish cordial relations, will be caught by the Bribery Act. But there are circumstances in which hospitality is intended as a cover for bribery and the Act will catch such cases. The presence or otherwise of the donor of a ticket would not, in itself, indicate whether a bribery offence has been committed. A relevant function or activity for the purposes of the general bribery offences is defined in Section 3 of the Act.
We issued guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery on 30 March this year which provides further information about hospitality and promotional expenditure under the Act and some practical examples. This is available at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/making-and-reviewing-the-law/bribery.htm.
Very clever people use bribery in such devious ways that the ordinary person does not know what is really going on. In today's society where there is great public concern regarding "HEROES" AND "BRAVE", the public perception of both of those words has no bearing in the outcome of any monies raised by those that use them so freely. Not only is that devious, it is sharp practice but can it be legally called a 'scam'?
ReplyDeleteThe expenses scandal (still going on behind closed doors) proved conclusively that politicians are more than economical with the truth. Tony Blair 'bribed' the nation with promises he never kept and even had the audacity to say we could 'trust him as he was a good guy'! Shredding your expenses was a good example of his repayment of the public's trust, or in other words another bribe on his part. The moral is there are more than one style of bribery!
If you’re writing about that business on Bank Hey Street that has duped 12 Reg RA into thinking it too is a service charity, say so.
ReplyDeleteI am in possession of documents dated back as far as Jan 2004 that clearly indicates a commercial relationship between a senior member of the FESLC and a discharged bankrupt... is there a forthcoming libel action? Please call me…
People are ecstatic because finally the Gasjest's News Int.esc will have their poor journalistic noses rubbed in their grubby print. How injudicious of them to openly call him hero, this infamous creature who turns out to be a cowardly backstabber who has never seen action in his life. What have they achieved by portraying in the wonderful English language these Charlatans as Heroes?
The town is full of real heroes who claim not a fraction of their entitlements, their pension rights or their just deserts because they will not be subjected to Means Testing or DWP interrogation. Voices call them fools. There are legion of organisations taking monies from Government to address society’s problems, caring for immigrants and the socially inadequate, but not a one of note for the hidden heroes in our midst. Even the RBL and Ssafa fail the Heroes badly because they wait around for the Heroes to ask for help. In practise this invariable means we are all too late.
Fake charities,fake majors ,fake Veterans Front Recall-send for Dominic Littlewood.
ReplyDeleteThey have real parties at real charity's expense paid for by Joe Muggins and attended by The Cabal. Dom Littlewood would have to go into quarantine after touching them.
ReplyDeleteThe main question surrounding anything to do with the word 'charity', is just how gullible are the people who donate large sums of money to whatever the cause. In using words such as 'heroes' and 'brave' the mind relates to that of current events rather than those of yesteryear, and I for one will always remember the yesteryear. Sadly, there will always be those who wish to raise funds for nothing more than personal agendas relating to their public image and involving various factions of the ex-service community. Using funds donated by a grateful public for transport to the National Arboretum for a small number of people does not, in my humble opinion, immediately connect to 'heroes' or 'brave'. Manipulation of the english language is often played out in the courts of this land by barristers and solicitors, but should it be used to attract generous donations from the public for projects that are not known about in the public domain? Sadly, all too often, the apathy factor fails to question and investigate!
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