Local authorities and failure to prevent fraud: preparing for scrutiny - VinciWorks

Local authorities and failure to prevent fraud: preparing for scrutiny - VinciWorks

From 1 September 2025, a new corporate offence comes into force in the UK: failure to prevent fraud. Introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), the offence is designed to tackle the corporate enablers of fraud by imposing criminal liability on organisations that profit, whether intentionally or not, from fraudulent conduct by employees, agents, or other associates. While much of the conversation so far has f…