Section 45: Deferred prosecution agreements
59.In May 2012, the Ministry of Justice published a consultation on proposals for a new tool to deal with corporate economic crime, known as ‘Deferred Prosecution Agreements’. The Government published its response to the consultation on 23 October 2012 (House of Commons, Official Report, column 50WS)(25). Section 45 and Schedule 17 make provision for Deferred Prosecution Agreements.