Press
Statement on the CSPL report, Standards Matters 2
Spotlight on Corruption strongly welcomes today’s Committee on Standards in Public Life roadmap for upgrading how standards in public life are regulated. This roadmap represents a realistic but robust agenda for reform. The government must act quickly to implement the...
Spotlight joins 14 other organisations in condemning lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis
We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London The undersigned organisations express their serious concern at the legal proceedings that have been filed in a UK court against...
Press Release: The UK’s Golden Visa scheme needs urgent reform and greater transparency to address national security risk
The UK’s golden visa scheme poses a significant corruption, money laundering and national security risk, says Spotlight on Corruption in a new briefing released today. Spotlight has also learnt via a Freedom of Information request, that all golden visas issued during...
Lawsuits brought by ENRC against public watchdogs represent an egregious attempt to curtail freedom of expression and jeopardise anti-corruption efforts
Joint statement from 21 human rights, freedom of expression and anti-corruption organisations denouncing ENRC's legal tactics. A legal case currently before the UK courts highlights the egregious tactics being used by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited...
UK anti-corruption sanctions regime: UKACC Press Release & Parliamentary Briefing
Press Release Launch of the UK’s independent anti-corruption sanctions regime is an important step forwards in tackling kleptocracy, says NGO coalition. “Today’s announcement is an important achievement in the fight against corruption globally. The UK...
Updated statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal
23 April 2021
Statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal
Image: Number 10 (Flickr) 12 April 2021
Press Release: £4.2 million returned to Nigeria by UK is only 2.7% of Ibori loot sought by prosecutors
Click here to view press release Image: Metropolitan Police
Press Release: Campaigners call for ‘long overdue’ shakeup of the audit industry for public good
A group of civil society organisations and institutions including Greenpeace, IPPR, Spotlight on Corruption and academics from Sheffield University, today welcomed the opportunity for debate offered by the government’s latest White Paper on audit reform. They called...
UK Anti-Corruption Coalition – Covid-19 Statement
Today, the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition is releasing a statement urging the UK to uphold vital anti-corruption measures in its response to the COVID-19 crisis.