Dr Daniel Beizsley
About
Dr Daniel Beizsley is a criminologist whose PhD is in the role of international financial institutions’ role in corruption in Europe and the developing world. His journalism on the role of the UK’s export credit agency in financing companies under investigation for corruption, and on party financing has been published in the Independent and Open Democracy.
Posts by Dr Daniel Beizsley
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HMRC faces ongoing performance gaps that undermine effective AML supervision, despite recent improvements
25 July, 2022-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
HMRC’s latest annual self-assessment report of its performance reveals seven problem areas that are undermining its effectiveness as an anti-money laundering (AML) supervisor.
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Government must get a grip on conflicts of interest in public procurement or risk losing the UKs reputation as a fair place to do business
23 November, 2020-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
Last week’s much anticipated National Audit Office report into the government’s handling of emergency procurement during COVID-19 effectively corroborated widespread allegations of cronyism in the dishing out of PPE contracts....
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Blind Trusts: are they enough to avoid conflicts of interest?
16 September, 2020-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
16 September 2020 The Guardian reported on the 3rd September that Lord Agnew had relinquished control over his shares in Faculty Science after Spotlight on Corruption and several media outlets...
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Courts, Covid and Open Justice: A Timeline
13 May, 2020-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
A timeline of key developments, announcements, and evaluations relating to open justice in the UK courts during Covid-19.
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Are conflicts of interest being managed properly in government during COVID-19? The case of NHSX
23 April, 2020-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
Spotlight blog by Daniel Beizsley on whether conflicts of interest are being managed properly during the COVID-19 crisis and the curious case of NHSX.
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Closing the UK’s economic crime enforcement gap: Proposals for boosting resources for UK law enforcement to fight economic crime.
24 January, 2022-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
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Dr Susan Hawley
Economic crime – which includes corruption, bribery, money laundering and fraud – poses a major risk to the UK’s national security, corrupts financial institutions and markets, reduces economic performance and...
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Briefing: Is the government getting serious about conflicts of interest?
2 June, 2021-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
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George Havenhand
In light of the depth of concern at the government’s handling of conflict of interest issues, the new procurement policy note represents a useful clarification of the existing rules and policy frameworks. Disappointingly, it only introduces minor changes that fall far short of what is needed to fix what is clearly a broken system.
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Could ‘Know Your Donor’ rules for political parties help stop the endless scandals about dodgy donors?
5 December, 2022-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
Tomorrow, the House of Lords will debate the National Security Bill and has an opportunity to make an important intervention on tackling dubious money in UK politics. Both the current...
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Is the NCA’s Financial Intelligence Unit’s first report in over two years worth the wait?
26 January, 2023-
Dr Daniel Beizsley
A lot has happened since the NCA Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) published its last annual report in November 2020 on suspicious activity reports on money laundering. Though Russia’s 2022 invasion...
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