The provisions of the Bribery Act come into force from 1st July 2011.
This is a wide ranging act‚ and while Universities will probably be seen as low risk organisations‚ we are certainly caught by the provisions of the Act.
All staff are encouraged to read the Guidance Note that may be found via the link below.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/finance/central/Bribery_Act_2010_-_What_it_means_for_the_University.pdf
Please note that the University also has a new policy on Anti-Corruption, Fraud and Bribery which replaces the current Anti-Fraud policy and may be found below and on the Finance and HR websites.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/hr/working/policies/anticorruption.html