How failure to prevent fraud rules affect UK directors

Rachael Gregory, partner at Grosvenor Law, explains the implications of the new offence of failure to prevent fraud under ECCTA and how it will affect directors from September

In the wake of landmark legislation changes on the offence of failure to prevent fraud, companies will need to review and reform their fraud prevention procedures - and the clock is ticking on implementation.

Businesses now have less than eight months until 1 September 2025 to put in place processes to counteract fraud within their corporate structure to avoid being held criminally liable.

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