For businesses adding ISO 37001 to an IMS1 manual, this checklist starts with the manual sections to update, then works through the bribery controls to put in place.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on implementing ISO 37001:

• ISO 37001 Clause 5.3 - Organisational Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities
• Integrated Management Systems
• Bribery Risk Management
• ISO 37001 knowledge base

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This checklist is not sold on its own. It is supplied as part of the ISO 37001 Toolkit and the integrated toolkits that include it, alongside the IMS1 manual it follows, so the toolkit route gives you this file plus everything else you need in one download.

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IMS1 ABMS Implementation Checklist

The I-C-IMS Implementation - IMS1 - ABMS checklist is a Word checklist of the actions needed to add an anti-bribery management system (ABMS) to an integrated management system built on the IMS1 manual. Each action has a column for the planned completion date and a column for notes and the date completed.

It starts with the IMS1 manual sections to update, then covers the same actions as the standalone ABMS implementation checklist. It is supplied only as part of the ISO 37001 toolkits, alongside the IMS1 manual it follows.

What's Included in this Checklist

• IMS1 manual updates - the ABMS reflected in section 1.2 overview and scope, 1.3 context, the 1.6 standards listing, 2.2 responsibilities with an Anti-Bribery Lead identified, and 2.5 risk management
• Key documents - PP-1-19 Anti-bribery completed, the anti-bribery compliance register complete and up to date, a bribery risk assessment, and due diligence completed and documented where needed
• Anti-bribery and corruption policies - the anti-bribery and corruption, hospitality and gifts, and whistleblowing policies in place, approved and dated
• Interested parties - the interested parties register covering every party relevant to the ABMS
• ABMS objectives - objectives set with responsibilities and dates, which can be recorded on the company objectives form or at management review
• Communication and awareness - all staff made aware of the ABMS and its policies, employment contracts that refer to it, and the bribery concerns forms available to everyone
• Supplier and associate bribery risk - suppliers and outsourced services that pose a bribery risk considered, the business associate and supplier bribery risk registers complete, the purchasing procedure reviewed and gifts being logged
• Anti-bribery function - a function in place for reviewing and implementing the ABMS, giving advice, checking the system conforms, investigating reports and reporting on performance

Forms and Records Named in the Checklist

• F-IMS22 Interested Parties Register - for the parties relevant to the ABMS
• F-Q11 Company Objectives or F-Q3 Management Review - for recording the ABMS objectives
• F-AB1 Bribery Concerns Report, F-AB2 Bribery Concerns Assessment and F-AB3 Bribery Commitment Declaration - available to all staff
• PP-1-18 Purchasing Outsourced Services Policy - reviewed as part of supplier bribery risk
• ER22 Hospitality and Gifts Register - in place with gifts being logged

Who Needs the IMS1 ABMS Checklist?

Businesses that already run an IMS1 integrated management system for another ISO standard and are adding ISO 37001 to it.

Included in the ISO 37001 Toolkit

This checklist is part of the ISO 37001 Toolkit and the integrated toolkits that include it.

Using the Checklist

Update the IMS1 manual sections first, then work through the actions, adding a planned completion date to each and recording notes and the date completed as each is done. The A-C IMS1-ABMS Audit Checklist then checks the system is working.

Related Documents

Actions point to the documents used for each step, including PP-1-19 Anti-bribery, F-IMS34 Anti-bribery Compliance Register, F-IMS35 Business Associate Register, ER33 Key Supplier Bribery Risk Register, ER22 Hospitality and Gifts Register and P-10 Anti Bribery and Corruption Policy. The standalone I-C-IMS Implementation - ABMS checklist can be bought on its own.