Spotlight on Corruption shines a light on the UK’s role in corruption at home and abroad.

The Covid-19 Inquiry and PPE: What have we learned so far?

• Sam Parrett-Jung

What were the key lessons to emerge from the latest instalment of the Covid-19 Inquiry in March, which scrutinised the government’s approach to sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE)? From poor-decision…

RIP MIPO: introducing a new corruption in public office offence

• Jonathan Akpakpavi

Four years ago the Law Commission recommended a complete overhaul of the archaic misconduct in public office (MIPO) offence. The UK government has yet to provide a formal response to…

Spotlight Associate Justin Moore is running the Magna Carta Marathon to raise money for our work

• Justin Moore

On 7th June I will be running my first marathon along a peaceful stretch of the River Thames near the site where the treaty of Magna Carta was sealed by…

Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Senior Advocacy Advisor

Spotlight on Corruption has an exciting opportunity for a passionate and talented individual to lead our strategic engagement with Westminster and external stakeholders. We build the evidence base for reform…

Will the SFO’s new “come dish your dirt” strategy work to tackle corporate crime?

• Dr Susan Hawley

The Serious Fraud Office’s new corporate guidance released today is a much needed and welcome part of the SFO’s new strategy to ramp up enforcement against corporate fraud and corruption….

Introducing Spotlight’s new Anti-Corruption Enforcement Tracker

• James Bolton-Jones

Our recently launched anti-corruption enforcement tracker brings together public but hard-to-find data to shed light on the UK’s enforcement record against corruption and related economic crimes, which by one academic…