Defering a full-time offer and then interviewing at other firms? Will i face consequences! (UK)

Hey WSO, 

I received a return offer from a Big 4 firm for a back office position. They allow people to defer their full-time offer and so I did (now 2024) with the intention of continuing recruiting for 2023 in Banking/FO.  (must stress defering does occur in the UK and specifically within the big 4 firms)

Can I do Summer Analyst positions / accept full time offers in 2023 while holding the big 4 offer for the following year? The idea would be to renege on the big 4 offer If i land anything else. 

Would the banks I am interviewing with care? Are they likely to check? Would the big 4 firm retailiate?  

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