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Partygate and other scandals are undermining trust in politics and democracy – time for a major reset

by Spotlight On Corruption | May 25, 2022

Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into Partygate has identified: “failures of leadership and judgment in No 10 and the Cabinet Office”, with the report saying that “the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of...

Statement on news that the UK government will scrap ‘golden visas’

by Spotlight On Corruption | Feb 17, 2022

The leaked news that the Home Secretary is planning to scrap the UK’s ‘golden visa’ program is highly welcome. For too long, Tier 1 Investor visas have laid out the red carpet to dirty money, giving kleptocrats, fraudsters and criminals easy access to UK residency and...

The UK’s new framework for transparent and accountable asset return — putting this global precedent into perspective and into practice

by Helen Taylor | Jan 21, 2022

21.01.2022 Spotlight on Corruption welcomes the UK’s new “Framework for transparent and accountable asset return” as a positive step in the fight against corruption. For this Framework to be effective, the UK government will need to: Ramp up asset recovery efforts to...

Disclosure disaster? Pending Unaoil ruling in the Court of Appeal places further pressure on the Serious Fraud Office

by Sam Tobin | Nov 4, 2021

Disclosure disaster? Pending Unaoil ruling in the Court of Appeal places further pressure on the Serious Fraud Office Author: Sam Tobin – Recent Court of Appeal hearing will be a key test for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) amid ongoing disclosure issues in other...

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