Dirty Money

Statement on news that the UK government will scrap ‘golden visas’

The leaked news that the Home Secretary is planning to scrap the UK’s ‘golden visa’ program is highly welcome. For too long, Tier 1 Investor visas have laid out the...

Half of VIP lane companies supplied PPE worth £1 billion that was not fit for purpose

Spotlight on Corruption has established that 25 of the 50 companies in the government’s ‘VIP lane’ supplied PPE worth £1 billion that was not fit for purpose.

Eighteen organisations reiterate their support for Carole Cadwalladr as she faces SLAPP trial

Eighteen organisations reiterate their support for Carole Cadwalladr as she faces SLAPP trial

Spotlight joins 14 other organisations in condemning lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis

We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London The undersigned organisations express their serious concern at the legal...

Press Release: The UK’s Golden Visa scheme needs urgent reform and greater transparency to address national security risk

12 July 2021 The UK’s golden visa scheme poses a significant corruption, money laundering and national security risk, says Spotlight on Corruption in a new briefing released today.  Spotlight has...

Lawsuits brought by ENRC against public watchdogs represent an egregious attempt to curtail freedom of expression and jeopardise anti-corruption efforts

Joint statement from 21 human rights, freedom of expression and anti-corruption organisations denouncing ENRC’s legal tactics.

Press Release: Campaigners call for ‘long overdue’ shakeup of the audit industry for public good

A group of civil society organisations and institutions including Greenpeace, IPPR, Spotlight on Corruption and academics from Sheffield University, today welcomed the opportunity for debate offered by the government’s latest...

What can we learn from COVID-19 loan transparency in the United States?

• Dr Susan Hawley

• Tom Robinson

Publishing the names of COVID-19 loan recipients could be a crucial way of recouping billions of pounds lost to fraud and wrongful claims. Last week, the National Audit Office (NAO)...

Blind Trusts: are they enough to avoid conflicts of interest?

• Dr Daniel Beizsley

16 September 2020 The Guardian reported on the 3rd September that Lord Agnew had relinquished control over his shares in Faculty Science after Spotlight on Corruption and several media outlets...