Spotlight on Corruption
Description
Spotlight on Corruption is a UK charity that works to end corruption connected to the United Kingdom, both at home and abroad. It aims for a society with strong, transparent and accountable institutions in which corruption is not tolerated and democracy can flourish, in the UK and globally.
It highlights corruption and the harm it causes. It campaigns to improve the UK’s legal systems and law enforcement. It does this through detailed, evidence based research on how the UK implements its anti-corruption laws and international commitments.
It also runs a court monitoring programme that tracks, analyses and shares information on how UK courts handle corruption cases. This includes trackers covering money laundering, bribery enforcement, asset recovery, fraud enforcement and anti-money laundering supervision, plus a court calendar and coverage of sanctions cases.
It communicates its findings to policymakers, MPs, civil servants, NGOs and the public, to influence decision making and push for legal reform. It publishes reports, briefings and submissions.
Spotlight on Corruption is registered as a charitable company in England and Wales, and is based in London. It is small in scale, and says it does not have the capacity to investigate individual cases or give legal advice.
Latest news
High Court ruling exposes major gap in powers to investigate misconduct by lawyers
The High Court rules against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following a major challenge by Carter-Ruck and Mohamed Amersi to the regulator’s investigative powers.
24 Sep 2026
Press statement: High Court delivers major blow to SRA’s investigative powers
The High Court rules against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following a major challenge by Carter-Ruck and Mohamed Amersi to the regulator’s investigative powers.
21 Sep 2026
A new government strategy launched yesterday makes welcome commitments to ramp up action against money launderers and their professional enablers, from the high street to the square mile. But to achieve real impact, these ambitions need to be backed by a long-term government funding plan.
16 Sep 2026
Increasing asset recovery shows investment in tackling dirty money pays off
The government’s new AMLAR Strategy makes welcome commitments to tackling dirty money, but real impact will require sustained investment. A greater share of recovered assets should be reinvested through an Economic Crime Fighting Fund to build long-term enforcement capacity. Here we examine...
16 Sep 2026
A bold first step: the government’s new ban on cryptocurrency donations
The government has proposed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, that would totally ban cryptocurrency political donations. But does the text of the amendment actually go far enough to truly stop cryptocurrency funding leaking into our political finance system?
2 Sep 2026
Serious Fraud Office reaches confidential deal to end ENRC’s $290 million lawsuit
The SFO has struck a confidential settlement with ENRC, ending the Kazakh mining company’s long-running litigation. But with the terms undisclosed, the public is still in the dark about how much, if any, of the $290 million in damages sought by ENRC will be paid.
2 Sep 2026
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