Deferred Prosecution Agreements & the New Fraud Offence: Getting it Right

Introduction

With the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offence now in force, corporate accountability is entering a new era.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has issued updated guidance on corporate self-reporting, offering fresh clarity for organisations and legal advisors seeking to navigate investigations and potential prosecutions. For the first time, there is sharper insight into what they will need to do in order to be invited to negotiate a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) when they uncover wrongdoing within the organisation.

This webinar will provide a recap of the fundamentals of DPAs and look at what organisations need to do to stand the best chance of achieving a DPA - and whether that is the best thing for an organisation to do.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• A brief history of DPAs and lessons learned
• DPAs and global settlements
• What is the significance of the ‘failure to prevent’ offences for DPAs?
• What does the new guidance mean?
• What should a company do if it wants to achieve a DPA
• Is a DPA the only choice to an organisation that discovers wrongdoing?

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 20th October 2025

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