Informing the establishment of a new ethics watchdog
In July 2025 the government announced that its long-trailed Ethics and Integrity Commission would be formed on the foundations of the existing Committee on Standards in Public Life, with the…
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In July 2025 the government announced that its long-trailed Ethics and Integrity Commission would be formed on the foundations of the existing Committee on Standards in Public Life, with the…
There have long been calls for greater senior executive accountability for economic crime but not much research to show the scale of the UK’s enforcement gap for senior executives. In…
Spotlight has always placed great emphasis on founding our policy recommendations on a solid evidence base. That’s why our researchers delve deep into data archives in search of the crucial…
Excluding companies that engage in wrongdoing or provide shoddy services on public contracts is a crucial way to protect taxpayers’ money and to encourage better corporate behaviour. However, the UK…
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine led to a large expansion in the use of sanctions by the government, but also consumed most of its sanctions capacity. We have worked with…
The UK is, at last, poised to enact meaningful corporate criminal liability reforms. Three years ago, there was little realistic probability of the government ever introducing corporate liability reform. We…
Spotlight has long called for UK political parties to take dirty money in political finance seriously. We have advocated for parties to undertake proper ‘know your donor’ (KYD) checks on…
Spotlight works hard to make sure that the courts are as transparent as possible so that the public can understand and scrutinise how effectively the justice system is operating. We…
