Understanding ECCTA: the new duty to prevent fraud, what should HR be thinking about? – The Lawyer

This is the fifth article in our “Understanding ECCTA” series, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the legislation. In this article, we focus on the employment and HR implications of the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud.

From 1 September 2025, where fraud is committed by persons “associated” with a large organisation with the intention of benefitting the organisation (or its clients) and the organisation does not have reasonable fraud prevention measures in place, an offence will have been committed.

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