The UK has multiple bodies responsible for investigating and enforcing breaches of the UK’s anti-corruption and money laundering laws. These include agencies for investigating and/or prosecuting overseas corruption offences, such as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA). And multiple agencies for investigating and/or prosecuting money laundering including the NCA, HM Revenue & Customs, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
We monitor how effective the different enforcement agencies are and developments in the enforcement landscape to see how they impact upon implementation of anti-corruption laws. We assess whether resourcing is adequate, whether enforcement agencies are able to attract and retain suitably qualified staff and whether the enforcement agencies have sufficient independence from political interference and corporate interests.
UK law enforcement agencies are struggling to make a dent in the huge sums of dirty money washing through the UK, and are permanently recovering just £1 in every £4...
A series of governments over the past decade have promised to end the UK’s role as a laundromat for corrupt and criminal wealth. Major new legislation was introduced in 2017...
Today ex-Reform UK politician Nathan Gill became the first British politician to be sentenced for bribery in a landmark corruption case that has lifted the lid on the vulnerability of...
Today’s guilty plea in the trial of Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, demonstrates the real risks of foreign interference and corruption in our politics. Appearing at the...
The Serious Fraud Office plays a vital role as the only UK law enforcement agency with a single, specialised focus on fighting serious and complex economic crime. This briefing highlights...
Following bribery charges laid against British businessman Zuneth Sattar in a London court today, UK anti-corruption charity Spotlight on Corruption and Malawian NGO Youth and Society urged authorities in both...
The first report on the Economic Crime Levy (ECL) published by the Treasury demonstrates both the strengths and limitations of this new funding mechanism. What questions come out of the...
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....
