Welcome to the June 2026 Corporate Crime Insights, where we present key developments across AML, bribery, fraud and sanctions to keep you up to date with emerging issues and changing obligations.

Key points of interest this edition include the expansion of corporate liability under the Crime and Policing Act, horizon scanning from the 2026 National Strategic Assessment from the NCA and UK Finance Annual Fraud Report and a range of FCA publications setting out compliance expectations for regulated firms.

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Explore the key developments here:

Internal investigations and whistleblowing

• The Crime and Policing Act 2026 marks a significant expansion of the UK's corporate criminal liability regime.¹ It broadens the circumstances in which a company may be criminally liable for offences committed by senior managers acting within the actual or apparent scope of their authority. Unlike the narrower Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) framework, the Act is not limited to specified economic crimes. Instead, it extends potential corporate liability to any criminal offence committed by a senior manager acting within the actual or apparent scope of their authority. This...

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