Anti-bribery policy PLAB1
- Summary
- What is the PLAB 1 exam?
- When and where can I take PLAB 1?
- Information on booking a PLAB 1 place
- How to cancel your booking, and our approach to other exam disruptions
- What resources should you use to prepare?
- Sample questions
- Do you require adjustments to your exam due to a health need?
- What can you expect on the day?
- Your results
- What do you do after you get your results?
- Are you eligible for an additional PLAB 1 attempt?
- How do you appeal your PLAB 1 result?
- Misconduct procedures
- Case study of a candidate misconduct at the PLAB exam
- Anti-bribery policy
- PLAB and the Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) requirements
The Bribery Act 2010 provides the four main offences:
- giving or offering a bribe
- receiving or requesting a bribe
- bribing a foreign public official (also known as facilitation payments)
- negligently failing to prevent a bribe (corporate offence).
Under the Bribery Act, an offence has been committed even if no money or goods have been exchanged and a bribe has no minimum value.
Examples of bribery may include, but not limited to:
- offering a financial incentive to anyone involved in the running of PLAB to provide you with exam material before an exam
- offering a financial incentive to anyone involved in the running of PLAB to gain a pass in the exam
Individuals who commit bribery against the GMC may face criminal prosecution, civil action, disciplinary action and/or striking off (if the individual is a member). If found guilty of bribery, the individual may receive a ten-year custodial sentence and unlimited fines.
