Spotlight on Corruption is delighted to have been granted permission to intervene in a landmark Court of Appeal case which has significant implications for the UK’s anti-money laundering regime. In...
The House of Lords yesterday voted through three key amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCTB) at Report Stage. Spotlight on Corruption has long advocated the measures...
We welcome the government’s aim of "delivering a cultural shift in victims’ experiences by putting their interests at the heart of the justice system". However, we are concerned that victims of complex economic and financial crime, such as corruption, are currently finding it far too hard to achieve recognition, and receive support and compensation.
Today’s publication of Lord Pickles’ letter regarding Boris Johnson’s role as a columnist for the Daily Mail shows that the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) system is broken. As...
The government has once again voted down a House of Lords amendment that would have introduced checks on donations to political parties to ensure that they are not disguised payments...
In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is a crucial contribution to improving the UK’s armoury for tackling dirty money. However,...
Tonight members of the House of Lords defeated the government by passing an amendment to the National Security Bill that will require political parties to do proper checks on whether...
Today the Supreme Court ruled that a circular investment scheme run by Russian nationals and used by more than 100 predominantly Chinese individuals, referred by Chinese immigration agencies, bypassed key...
