Policies

贿赂是提供金钱，礼物或其他优势的奉献，有前途，捐赠，接受或招募，以诱使做一些非法或违反信任或在进行组织活动过程中的不公平竞争优势的事情。

Forms of bribery include:

勒索 - 非法使用自己的职位或办公室通过胁迫或威胁获取金钱。一个例子是，当海关官员要求进口商的不适当或错误的“海关”作为清理商品的条件。

便利费——这是贿赂和usually small unofficial payments made to secure or expedite the performance of a routine or necessary action to which the payer of the facilitation payment has legal or other entitlement. One example would be where a governmental licence or permit is required for a particular course of action (such as opening a new clinic) and an official who has some part in granting that licence or permit seeks a 'special payment' to speed through a successful application.

Gifts and hospitality –extravagant gifts and hospitality may be used to disguise bribes that are intended to induce improper behaviour.

在英国反贿赂法》开始实施n 1 July 2011, a bribe is paid if a "reasonable person in the UK" would deem that it relates to the improper performance of a relevant function or activity. A bribe can take any form and be of any size, and can be paid to or received from public or non-public bodies and employees.

If a bribe is paid or received by a third party (such as a partner organisation), anywhere in the world, for the benefit of any British citizen (or "person with a close connection" to the UK), that British citizen is liable to prosecution.

此外，如果认为未能采取适当的措施防止贿赂，则任何从事英国进行商业活动的组织都可能受到起诉。这适用于从事商业活动（交易或收取费用的任何服务）的慈善机构，而与利润的目的无关。

如果可以证明犯有同意或纵容犯有犯罪，也可以对慈善机构的经理或受托人提起起诉。

对起诉定罪的潜在处罚包括个人或组织的无限罚款。一个人也可能会对一个人施加长达十年的徒刑。

Individual senior managers or trustees may be prosecuted if an offence is proved to have been committed by a corporate body with their consent or connivance. An organisation convicted on indictment for failing to prevent bribery is liable to an unlimited fine.

scidev.netplaces the highest value on ensuring that neither it nor any organisation nor any individual with which it works is in any way involved with any action which could amount to bribery or corruption. Such action is wrong in itself and damaging to the reputation of SciDev.Net and could lead to criminal convictions for SciDev.Net itself and those individuals involved. SciDev.Net has therefore put in place the following procedures which will apply to all members of staff and Trustees and (where appropriate) those who act on behalf of SciDev.Net. The procedures are designed to ensure that all concerned are aware of circumstances and action which might amount to bribery or corruption, and of the steps which they need to take if they are aware of or suspect any such action.

Any member of staff or coordinator who is offered or asked for a bribe, or reasonably believes they have been offered or asked for a bribe, must without delay report the matter to their line manager and also to the Director. Any agent, consultant or contributor who is offered or asked for a bribe, or who reasonably believes they have been offered or asked for a bribe, must without delay report the matter to the Director. Should any Trustee find themself in a similar situation they should immediately report this to the Chair (or in his absence, the Director).

在罕见且特殊的情况下，当个人认为自己别无选择，只能付款以防止生命丧失，肢体或自由或人道主义紧急情况（例如，以防止生命丧失），应与董事和主席，最早的机会。

Acts of bribery undertaken by staff of SciDev.Net (whether seeking a bribe or paying a bribe), and any failure by a member of staff of SciDev.Net to report that a bribe has been offered or asked for, will be considered gross misconduct and will be dealt with accordingly in line with SciDev.Net staff handbook. Gross misconduct will be dealt with under our Disciplinary Procedure and will normally lead to dismissal without notice or pay in lieu of notice (summary dismissal). In the case of agents, coordinators or consultants, their contract will be terminated with immediate effect. In the case of commissioned contributors, the commission will be cancelled and you will not be used for any future commissions.