Champions of open justice
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…
At Spotlight, we work hard to make a difference. Here you’ll find stories of how we have used forensic research, patient advocacy and agile communications to make progress towards our objectives.
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…
Spotlight’s campaign to beef up anti-money laundering supervision of professionals who enable dirty money achieved a crucial milestone with the October 2025 announcement that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will…
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…
After several years campaigning to ensure the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into bribes on Saudi defence contracts was not derailed by political interference, we were delighted when it did finally…
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…
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…
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…
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…
