NORTH WEST FRAUD FORUM

SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier

9 May 2026 4:02 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd (previously PLC) accepts responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and will pay millions to the taxpayer as a penalty.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a £10 million payment from a British manufacturer of electronic systems for the international defence and aerospace market after it acknowledged accountability for failure to prevent bribery. A judge today approved a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) requiring Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd to pay the penalty, plus £4.8 million in SFO investigation costs.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sfo-secures-10m-from-british-defence-supplier

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