On Oct. 30, CAY GVT guidelines for sentencing corruption offenses.
CAY GVT published updated Anti-corruption act sentencing guidelines (ex80, S1).
Document dated Oct. 30, 2024, received from CAY GVT Nov. 4, summarized on Nov. 6.
Guidelines
Reflect level of seriousness of Parliament when it set maximum sentence for offences.
Corruption offences have potential to undermine integrity of financial services sector.
This is reflected in the seriousness factors and sentencing levels as appropriate.
Anti-corruption offences include bribery of public officers and members of Parliament.
Also frauds on the government, election fraud, breach of trust by public officer, influencing appointments, abuse of office, conflicts of interest, secret commissions.
Bribing a foreign public officer and false statements to the Commission also offences.
Sets out sentencing guideline steps for determining offence category and setting the starting point and category range for all the above categories of corruption offences.
Effectiveness
These Guidelines come into force with effect from Dec. 1 2024.
