by Spotlight On Corruption | Sep 24, 2021
The 2021 review of how the UK’s 22 different legal and accountancy supervisors (known as Professional Body Supervisors or PBS), are performing in terms of combating dirty money was released this week by their oversight body, the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money...
by Spotlight On Corruption | Sep 21, 2021
Nigel Boardman’s 19 recommendations and 5 suggestions resulting from the Greensill scandal were finally published last week, after sitting in the government’s in-tray since early August. It has been worth the wait though, with plenty of good recommendations to chew...
by Susan Hawley | Jul 6, 2021
6th July 2021 Some initial thoughts from Susan Hawley, Executive Director of Spotlight on Corruption From the reaction on social media, yesterday’s National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement with Izzat Javadovaand her husband, Suleyman Javadov, in relation to millions...
by Susan Hawley | Feb 19, 2021
On 17th February 2021, a UK employment tribunal found that Tom Martin – a former case controller at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – had been unfairly and wrongfully dismissed. Martin had been responsible for the agency’s investigation into bribery by oil...
by Susan Hawley and George Havenhand | Feb 12, 2021
Introduction The UK’s approach to regulating ethical standards in government is in dire need of reform. The patchwork of regulatory bodies has developed in response to scandals rather than as a coherent approach to tackling corruption risks. Covid-19 and Brexit have...
by Daniel Beizsley | Nov 23, 2020
Last week’s much anticipated National Audit Office report into the government’s handling of emergency procurement during COVID-19 effectively corroborated widespread allegations of cronyism in the dishing out of PPE contracts. The report, covered extensively in the...
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