Today the Treasury announced long-awaited plans for a radical overhaul of the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory regime which will see the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) step up as a...
Today HM Treasury has announced a major overhaul of how the UK will police money laundering regulations going forward. The Financial Conduct Authority is to take over responsibility from 22 different professional...
There were unprecedented scenes this week at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as the high-profile prosecution of lawyer Christopher Hutchings by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was moved into private session. ...
We are submitting evidence to this inquiry because we believe that continuing to allow cryptocurrency donations to political parties and candidates without proper safeguards poses significant risks by increasing opportunities for malign and hostile actors to interfere in our democracy and dirty money to flow into our political system.
The first-ever crypto donation to a UK political party has now been made, according to recent media reports. We don’t yet know the source or value of the donation. But...
Spotlight welcomes today’s official launch of the new Ethics and Integrity Commission but warns that there are serious gaps which means the body will face tough headwinds in its mission...
A fully independent Electoral Commission is critical to ensuring the integrity of UK elections, and maintaining public confidence that elections are run fairly. However, the previous Conservative government curtailed the...
The independence of the Electoral Commission must be fully restored to safeguard the UK’s electoral integrity from a future authoritarian government, a new report released today by Spotlight on Corruption...
