Asset recovery – the process of tracing, freezing, seizing, managing, preserving, disposing, and returning the proceeds of crime and corruption or compensating victims of crime – lies at the heart...
On 11 December 2025, Spotlight on Corruption and the UK Home Office co-hosted a workshop to explore options for legislative reforms to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). Held...
We are in an era of profound disillusionment in politics. Recent polling by More in Common shows that 87% of Britons have little or no trust in politicians, with public...
The King’s Speech has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to delivering the most ambitious reforms to policing in decades, following its recent white paper. The changes will have direct implications for...
Gold is no longer simply a financial asset or commodity. It has become a strategic vehicle for organised crime, sanctions evasion, corruption, and political control. Its high value and ease...
In February 2026, the Director-General of the NCA told a Parliamentary inquiry: “there is no point legislating for something unless you are going to enforce it as well. That is...
Campaigning is vital for fair elections. Parties and candidates need to be able to communicate with voters to explain their policies and seek public support. At the same time, limits...
As the world faces a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and the UK government warns that “every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse”,...
