Risk Assessments

College Deans and Director of Professional Services should review the functions for which their College/Service is responsible and undertake a risk assessment of areas which may be at risk of bribery or other improper conduct and prepare appropriate action plans to mitigate or eliminate these risks.

Risk assessments and action plans should be reviewed at regular intervals, in particular if there is a significant change in the operation of an activity where bribery is a risk (for example, operating in a country for the first time) or if a new activity where bribery is a significant risk is introduced.

Documentation relating to risk assessments and action plans should be retained by the College/Service and made available for internal audit. The documentation may also be required in the event of an investigation under Section 7 of the Bribery Act. A well documented risk assessment and mitigation action plan, together with evidence of its effective implementation, would be essential for the University to demonstrate that it had adequate procedures to prevent bribery.

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