🆕 With the govt’s #ElectionsBill set to land in the coming weeks, we have a new entry in our ‘Bold Ideas for Electoral Reform’ series. Bob Posner, former @electoralcommission.org.uk chief exec, calls for year-round limits on political parties’ spending to prevent the cost of elections spiralling.

Great to see FCDO commitment in the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025 to "work more closely with international partners to support wider access to beneficial ownership data ... and wider uptake of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard" www.gov.uk/government/p... #beneficialownership #openstandards

Great to see @thetimes.com cover our latest report on how just a third of criminal assets frozen by UK law enforcement agencies in the fight against #dirtymoney is currently being recovered. www.thetimes.com/article/0c64...

Great to see @thetimes.com cover our latest report on how just a third of criminal assets frozen by UK law enforcement agencies in the fight against #dirtymoney is currently being recovered. www.thetimes.com/article/0c64...

🎉 🥳 #UNCAC #CoSP11 adopted resolution on political finance transparency, making it the first-ever set of principles agreed at UN-level to promote accountability in funding of political parties and campaigns. Congrats, Norway, Albania, Ghana, Mongolia @anticorruption.bsky.social @ifes.bsky.social!

🏠💷🏦 Last week, the NCA’s #AzerbaijaniLaundromat case was back in the courts with its claim against Javanshir Feyziyev to recover 22 properties and associated rental income, plus the balance of a Liechtenstein bank account currently held by the Azerbaijani businessman, his wife, or for their benefit.

🏠💷🏦 Last week, the NCA’s #AzerbaijaniLaundromat case was back in the courts with its claim against Javanshir Feyziyev to recover 22 properties and associated rental income, plus the balance of a Liechtenstein bank account currently held by the Azerbaijani businessman, his wife, or for their benefit.

👏 Welcome news that there will be an independent review into foreign interference in our politics. 👇 Here's Spotlight’s statement on what it should cover:

🚨🧵 1/ We welcome the new urgent Government review into foreign interference in UK politics. 👍 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social: "It's absolutely right that the Govt is reviewing our defences against foreign interference in light of Nathan Gill's bribery conviction." www.gov.uk/government/n...

👏 Welcome news that there will be an independent review into foreign interference in our politics. 👇 Here's Spotlight’s statement on what it should cover:

🚨 SCOOP: “I’m a Labour donor” Ben Howlett is an ex-Tory MP, owner of influential PoliticsUK account, and the fixer we exposed selling access to Westminster Turns out he's also involved in Labour fundraising, and discussing donations with Labour MPs democracyforsale.substack.com/p/im-a-labou...

@spotlightcorruption.org said this story “raises serious red flags about where political fundraising ends and private influence begins” Labour says it is not affiliated with Howlett or his Chamber Group. Howlett did not respond.

Hello everyone @ Bluesky 👋 We’re new here! Check out our website and stay tuned – more soon. raid-uk.org

What happens when a law firm acts for a business widely suspected of fraud — run by a convicted fraudster, owned by unknown parties, and unable to answer fraud allegations? And threatens whistleblowers, regulators and even the police who try to stop it? Nothing.

🚨BREAKING: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dismisses the case against Carter-Ruck's Claire Gill, in a shock decision that could give the green light for lawyers to continue to push the boundaries of what constitutes abusive litigation. #SLAPPs

🚨BREAKING: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dismisses the case against Carter-Ruck's Claire Gill, in a shock decision that could give the green light for lawyers to continue to push the boundaries of what constitutes abusive litigation. #SLAPPs

🚨 With few new announcements in the Anti-Corruption Strategy aimed at boosting political #integrity in the UK, Spotlight's @kamilakingstone.bsky.social looks at what the government should have said – and explains what it needs to do to show decisive action that will restore public trust in politics.

📢 Proud to be joining over 150 civil society organisations from across the globe calling for States Parties attending next week's UN Convention Against #Corruption meeting in Doha to commit to #integrity in the funding of political parties and elections. #UNCAC #COSP11

📣 Today the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will hear an application on behalf of Claire Gill, a partner at the libel law firm Carter-Ruck, to strike out proceedings commenced against her by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for allegedly making an “improper threat of litigation”.

📣 Today the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will hear an application on behalf of Claire Gill, a partner at the libel law firm Carter-Ruck, to strike out proceedings commenced against her by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for allegedly making an “improper threat of litigation”.

📋 With 120 commitments, it's an ambitious strategy that needs to turn into action - fast. 🗣️ As our co-chair, @opengavin.bsky.social said: "We finally have a clear diagnosis. What we need next is bold, rapid action that the public can see and feel."

📃 On Monday, the Government published their anti-corruption strategy. 🚀 UKACC joined Deputy PM David Lammy, @danjarvismp.bsky.social, Anti-Corruption Champion Margaret Hodge, @appgonacrt.bsky.social, and many others in launching it!

✍️ Spotlight’s Helen Taylor has teamed up with @jyansura.bsky.social of @factcoalition.bsky.social for this joint blog on why we urgently need to tackle the issue of illicit gold, a key means of criminals laundering their ill-gotten gains that has devastating impacts on people and the environment.

On International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December, IBA reaffirms the central role of the #legal profession in combating corruption, and its longstanding commitment to integrity and global cooperation, at a time when standards are under pressure. Read: www.ibanet.org/Internationa...

✍️ Spotlight’s Helen Taylor has teamed up with @jyansura.bsky.social of @factcoalition.bsky.social for this joint blog on why we urgently need to tackle the issue of illicit gold, a key means of criminals laundering their ill-gotten gains that has devastating impacts on people and the environment.

On #InternationalAntiCorruptionDay, we outline four ways the EITI is advancing anti-corruption, from exposing hidden ownership to informing due diligence and strengthening SOE and commodity trading #transparency. 👉 eiti.org/blog-post/transparency-integrity-four-ways-eiti-advancing-anti-corruption

🚨⏰ BREAKING — Over 1000 days since the last strategy expired, the government just published their new anti-corruption strategy. Our coalition of experts have shared their initial reaction, urging the government to go from ambition to action. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.ukanticorruptioncoalition.org/work/from-as...

👇 Here's our initial take on today's announcement of the UK government's new anti-corruption strategy.

🆕 When it rains it pours… not only has the UK government published its new Anti-Corruption Strategy today, HM Treasury has also put out the latest annual report on anti-money laundering #AML supervision.

👇 Here's our initial take on today's announcement of the UK government's new anti-corruption strategy.

⚖️The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has today ruled against the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the 2nd case to arise out of a #SLAPP complaint which concerned the conduct of lawyer Christopher Hutchings of Hamlins LLP, drawing the Tribunal’s unprecedented private hearings to a close.

👇 Great video from our @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org colleagues, showing why #corruption matters to all of us. With a new Anti-Corruption Strategy to be launched later today, we'll be digging into the detail of how the government plans to tackle this whole-of-society problem.

🤔 Corruption may seem far away from our normal lives. But it’s actually in our communities, our economy, and our politics too. 🌍 It’s a whole-of-society problem that needs a whole-of-society solution. 🗣️That’s what we’re calling for here at UKACC — and we want you to join us 🫵

🚨 Come and work with us! We're hiring for an Interim position of Senior Coalition Manager. There's never been a more exciting time to join the anti-corruption movement. The deadline to apply is this Sunday. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ www.prospect-us.co.uk/job/193594-s...

🔍 The @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org is looking for an experienced and motivated interim Senior Coalition Manager to lead our group of #anticorruption organisations through a crucial six-month period. 🙋 If that sounds like you, apply at the link below before 7 December.

⌛ The length and complexity of serious #economiccrime and #corruption trials, and the fact that suspects are almost always bailed, means these cases are at the back of the courtroom queue. It now regularly takes 2 or even 3 years for prosecutors to get a trial slot in the cases that we monitor.

👏 Good to see the govt commit to taking action to address the court backlog, which has a major impact on cases of complex #fraud and #corruption. Today David Lammy told Parliament that the government agrees with the “blueprint for structural reform” proposed by Sir Brian Leveson over the summer:

👏 Good to see the govt commit to taking action to address the court backlog, which has a major impact on cases of complex #fraud and #corruption. Today David Lammy told Parliament that the government agrees with the “blueprint for structural reform” proposed by Sir Brian Leveson over the summer:

🚨 *BREAKING*: First ever censure of an #AML supervisor as the Financial Conduct Authority calls out fundamental shortcomings in the supervision of over 3000 bookkeepers for compliance. This is hugely welcome and we hope a sign of things to come:

🇬🇭 Last week we organised a roundtable on illicit gold in Ghana, with Spotlight Deputy Director Helen Taylor convening more than 20 civil society activists, officials, academics & journalists in Accra to explore priorities on this theme for the UK-hosted Summit on Illicit Finance in 2026.

🇬🇭 Last week we organised a roundtable on illicit gold in Ghana, with Spotlight Deputy Director Helen Taylor convening more than 20 civil society activists, officials, academics & journalists in Accra to explore priorities on this theme for the UK-hosted Summit on Illicit Finance in 2026.

The budget wasn't the only show in town this week - here’s our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social and APPG member Lloyd Hatton on why today's Government meeting with the UK's Overseas Territories matters for communities across the country 👇

❗ "Companies registered in UK Overseas Territories have been used in more than 273 large-scale corruption and money laundering cases... £250bn across 79 countries. The BVI featured in 92% of these cases. Almost £6bn of this money was used to purchase UK properties through shell companies."

❓ What news in the #budget for the fight against #corruption? 📈 First, the government announced that a key source of funding for tackling economic crime – the Economic Crime Levy (ECL) charged on firms regulated for stopping money laundering – will benefit from a small increase, in a few years…

❓ What news in the #budget for the fight against #corruption? 📈 First, the government announced that a key source of funding for tackling economic crime – the Economic Crime Levy (ECL) charged on firms regulated for stopping money laundering – will benefit from a small increase, in a few years…

🔍 The @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org is looking for an experienced and motivated interim Senior Coalition Manager to lead our group of #anticorruption organisations through a crucial six-month period. 🙋 If that sounds like you, apply at the link below before 7 December.

⚖️ Today the High Court will hear an appeal by Ashley Hurst, former solicitor for Nadhim Zahawi, ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, against findings of professional misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Here’s our take on this landmark case arising out of a #SLAPPs complaint:

For anyone that would like some evening reading material that isn't related to the Budget, here's my latest blog post for @spotlightcorruption.org on what we can learn from recent political scandals involving crypto in Spain and Czechia ⬇️ www.spotlightcorruption.org/crypto-donat...

⚖️ Today the High Court will hear an appeal by Ashley Hurst, former solicitor for Nadhim Zahawi, ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, against findings of professional misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Here’s our take on this landmark case arising out of a #SLAPPs complaint:

Government should create a ringfenced Economic Crime Fighting Fund, recycling recovered criminal cash into enforcement. And it must finally deliver publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers in Britain’s OT's, so investigators can follow the money and expose corruption.