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Failure to Prevent Fraud training

Six microlessons on the failure to prevent fraud offense: who it covers, the fraud offenses in scope, the reasonable procedures defense and your responsibilities, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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About this course

What the Failure to Prevent Fraud course covers

This course covers the UK failure to prevent fraud offense in six microlessons. Since 1 September 2025, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 makes large organizations criminally liable if an employee or associate commits fraud intending to benefit the organization. The course covers the offense and senior manager attribution, who and what it covers, the fraud offenses in scope, the six principles behind the reasonable procedures defense, everyday gray areas and each person's duty to refuse, escalate and report.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Explain the section 199 failure to prevent fraud offense and section 196 senior manager attribution
  • Work out whether an organization meets the large-organization and UK link tests
  • Identify how associated persons such as agents, suppliers and subsidiaries can trigger liability
  • Assess fraud risks and design proportionate prevention procedures using the six principles
  • Show anti-fraud controls, training, monitoring and due diligence in practice
  • Refuse, escalate and report suspected fraud promptly
Course contents

6 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1A New Kind of Corporate Liability
2Who and What the FTPF Offence Covers
3The Fraud Offences in Scope: What They Look Like at Work
4The Reasonable Procedures Defence: The Six Principles
5Fraud for the Organisation's Benefit: The Grey Zones of Everyday Work
6Your FTPF Responsibilities: Refuse, Escalate, Report

  1. A New Kind of Corporate Liability: The new corporate offense and senior manager attribution.
  2. Who and What the FTPF Offence Covers: The size tests, group-wide scope, associated persons and intent to benefit.
  3. The Fraud Offences in Scope: What They Look Like at Work: The fraud offenses in scope and how they show up at work.
  4. The Reasonable Procedures Defence: The Six Principles: The six principles behind the reasonable procedures defense.
  5. Fraud for the Organisation's Benefit: The Grey Zones of Everyday Work: Pressure points and gray areas where fraud can creep in.
  6. Your FTPF Responsibilities: Refuse, Escalate, Report: Refuse, escalate, report: what's expected of you and your managers.
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Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence (UK).

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Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Employees of large organizations, especially in financial services
  • Sales, bid and business development teams
  • Finance, risk and compliance teams
  • Senior managers responsible for fraud prevention procedures

Laws covered

  • Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, section 199. In force since 1 September 2025: a large organization commits an offense if an associated person commits a specified fraud intending to benefit it, unless it had reasonable prevention procedures.
  • Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, section 196. Organizations can be liable for economic crimes committed by their senior managers acting within the scope of their authority.
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Your questions answered

Questions about Failure to Prevent Fraud training

How long is the Failure to Prevent Fraud course?

It's made up of 6 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

Which organizations are in scope?

Large organizations that meet at least two of three tests: more than 250 employees, more than £36 million turnover and more than £18 million in total assets. Group size counts, and the second microlesson explains the details.

What is the reasonable procedures defense?

An organization has a defense if it had reasonable fraud prevention procedures in place. Government guidance sets out six principles, including top-level commitment, risk assessment and proportionate procedures, which the fourth microlesson covers.

Who should take this course?

Employees of large organizations, especially in sales, bids, finance, risk and compliance, and the senior managers responsible for prevention procedures.

How often should staff take this training?

Training is part of reasonable procedures, so refresh it regularly and when your fraud risks change. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

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