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Does an employer have a duty to report crimes committed by its employees?

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Published by a UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Corporate Crime expert
Published on: 22 August 2017
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There is no general obligation placed on individuals or organisations to report crimes in England and Wales. An employer is subject to the same general moral duty which every citizen has to report crime.

However, there are specific regimes where a failure to report suspected offence can itself be an offence. Whether such a duty applies depends upon the specific offence committed by the employee and the circumstances in which it has been committed. This response provides some examples of when such a duty might arise.

An example of such a regime is in relation to money laundering offences. For more information, see Practice Note: Money laundering offences—failure to disclose offences. This Practice Note explains

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