The UK Home Office is seeking to address problems relating to information sharing between and within the public and private sectors to stop financial crime. Through a call for evidence that closed in May 2026, Spotlight on Corruption submitted evidence drawn from our research and unique court monitoring programme on how information could be shared more effectively to tackle economic crime.
A damning report released today by the Public Accounts Committee reveals the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) alarming failures to protect taxpayer money from economic crime and corruption.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illicit Finance Summit delay should be used to launch bold UK leadership against dirty money The delay to the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit should now be used...
For more information, please contact:fwood@burness.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28 April 2026 Ahead of the UK-hosted Illicit Finance Summit – a groundbreaking opportunity to tackle ‘tainted gold’ flowing through the global...
The government’s plan to raise the bar for including consultation requirements in legislation is a risky move that could threaten public trust in politics.
The government’s plan to raise the bar for including consultation requirements in legislation is a risky move that could threaten public trust in politics.
The government’s plan to raise the bar for including consultation requirements in legislation is a risky move that could threaten public trust in politics.
In February 2026, the Director-General of the NCA told a Parliamentary inquiry: “there is no point legislating for something unless you are going to enforce it as well. That is...
