Civil society groups’ letter to the Director of the SFO on implications of the Airbus Deferred Prosecution Agreement

In the letter, we ask the SFO to look at:

• whether the regime provides sufficient incentives for companies to self-report
• whether senior executives are being held to account effectively
• whether the penalties imposed reflect the full wrongdoing committed
• whether compensation principles are being effectively applied in DPAs
• whether there is enough transparency in the DPA regime and
• whether Article 6 of the OECD Convention is being sufficiently respected particularl with regard to the national economic interest.