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

Gatekeepers, enablers or technicians? The contested role of lawyers as facilitators of kleptocracy and grand corruption

• Dr Helen Taylor

This policy report presents the findings of interdisciplinary academic research that explores the contested role of lawyers in relation to kleptocracy, state capture and grand corruption. Focusing on the role…

Broken Record: Latest round of legal sector AML reports show it is time for reform

• Dr Helen Taylor

Lawyers need to be at the forefront of preventing dirty money entering the UK. But time and again lawyers have been found to be some of the most prominent professionals…

Press release: Spotlight calls time on legal sector AML supervisors

In its latest detailed analysis of the performance of the professional bodies that police lawyers for money laundering, Spotlight on Corruption finds that a step change in effectiveness is needed…

Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a new lead for our Defending Democracy work

Spotlight on Corruption has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead our work on defending UK democracy, by pushing for reforms that will enhance public trust in…

Briefing: Lessons from the UK PPE scandals

The lessons from the UK PPE scandals must be learned and those responsible must be held accountable. Public trust in government was seriously eroded by the sight of friends of…

The VAT exemption: a key weakness in the system for lobbying transparency that risks foreign influence over UK politics

• George Havenhand

The UK’s lobbying body, the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL), has found that a Qatar-based lobbying firm did not need to declare its lobbying of a UK…