I think that's patently false.
There is a joint admission of guilt in a remediation agreement, a joint statement of facts, in which the guilt is admitted and guilty behaviour is admitted. There is a stay of proceedings, but if the company departs from that, the criminal proceedings can start again.
It is another way of punishing. It is by no means a sweetheart deal or anything like that.
Perhaps the deputy would like to add something if I've missed anything.