Spotlight on Corruption
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Shining a light on the UK's role in corruption at home and abroad. This account is no longer active. Contacts here: https://t.co/4NbKcYoVnn
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🙏A big thank you to those who have followed us over the last five years. Our account has been archived and we will no longer be posting here or monitoring notifications or DMs. You can find alternative ways to follow or contact us using the link in our bio. 👋
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BREAKING: Brilliant to see @FCDOgovuk slap #sanctions on 3⃣ notorious kleptocrats as part of a new govt campaign against corruption and dirty money at home and overseas. The sanctions target Isabel dos Santos 🇦🇴, Dmitry Firtash 🇺🇦 and Aivars Lembergs 🇱🇻. https://t.co/BCqBy52aU5
gov.uk
UK sanctions kleptocrats, firing starting gun on a new Foreign Secretary campaign against dirty money
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ON THE BLOG: The new Ministerial Code must be the first step in a wider programme to strengthen standards in public life Former Commissioner for Public Appointments @_peterriddell says that the new Ministerial Code is welcome, but just a first step. https://t.co/CH6RfLk3c2
constitution-unit.com
Peter Riddell discusses the publication of the updated Ministerial Code which he says is welcome, though overdue, and is only the first step towards a more wide-ranging programme to strengthen the …
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@ConUnit_UCL The Government now has the opportunity to set out a new framework for strengthening standards in public life- by early executive actions, reinforced by later legislation, as in my new blog for @ConUnit_UCL - @CommonsPACAC @PublicStandards @EndCorruptionUK @instituteforgov
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In our Corruption and the Rule of Law breakout session, Dr Susan Hawley (@EndCorruptionUK) discusses the conundrum of how to campaign to improve corruption without providing fuel for populism #JAC24
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Seems a good idea from @EndCorruptionUK that is simple to implement. How about it @UKLabour ? https://t.co/AYAYMxBbNe
spotlightcorruption.org
The government should reinvest criminal assets and fines into an innovative new Economic Crime Fighting Fund to turbocharge enforcement after the Autumn
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🆕The @project_lawyers and @EndCorruptionUK today welcomed the UK government’s latest #sanctions package against Russia’s military industrial complex and Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in Africa. https://t.co/SFKU1SvRaV
spotlightcorruption.org
The International Lawyers Project and Spotlight on Corruption today welcomed the UK government’s latest sanctions package against Russia’s military industrial
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what happened to the 2023 @MoJGovUK consultation on open justice? no sign of a report as yet, but an update from Government via a PQ. TL;DR: considering next steps
courtobservers.org
Back in September 2023, many members of this network provided written submissions to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on open justice. We collected and published some of them on this si…
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Proud to host the launch of @EndCorruptionUK’s/@jboltonjones report on economic crime enforcement funding. UK agencies recover millions every year yet remain underfunded. Reinvesting fines would boost capacity w/out costing taxpayer. Read the report here: https://t.co/L7xdqilz4T
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Ministerial Code updated to get stronger on conflicts of interest and unethical practices. #GoodGovernance #PublicServices #StandardsInPublicLife #UKGovernment
The PM’s new ministerial code unveiled today includes some new and welcome commitments but this is very much a first step in what needs to be an ambitious upgrade of the UK’s standards framework. Here’s Spotlight’s highlights and lowlights: https://t.co/zt4lgey2AV
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@EndCorruptionUK Spotlight @EndCorruptionUK is right that publication of the revised Ministerial Code is- while welcome - just a first step towards strengthening the broader framework of standards in public life as argued by me for @ConUnit_UCL and by @CommonsPACAC and @PublicStandards
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If you're a political integrity nerd & want a distraction today, here are new changes to the Ministerial Code of Conduct. Some positive steps to bring more transparency and accountability!
The PM’s new ministerial code unveiled today includes some new and welcome commitments but this is very much a first step in what needs to be an ambitious upgrade of the UK’s standards framework. Here’s Spotlight’s highlights and lowlights: https://t.co/zt4lgey2AV
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We marked the last government’s homework on these issues with our Integrity Deferred and Integrity Lite reports and will do the same for this one. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for an update. https://t.co/6OKLJhCUgX
spotlightcorruption.org
With just hours to go before Parliament went on recess, the government last week snuck out its long awaited (and very overdue) response to three separate
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Most importantly, the new govt must ensure that its upgrades to standards are enshrined in legislation that leaves a lasting legacy for future governments to follow. This must include putting standards regulators on a statutory footing & ensuring they are resourced to do the job.
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We urge the govt to lay out a clear timeline for introducing further ambitious recommendations by @publicstandards on transparency in lobbying, public appointments, and legally binding commitments on the revolving door, as well as on its proposed Ethics & Integrity Commission.
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👎 nothing on a new independent appointment process for the Independent Adviser or duty to publish findings within 8 weeks as recommended by @PublicStandards.
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👎 There are no sanctions or ministerial deed for breaking the business appointment rules. https://t.co/J63Es4atK8
spotlightcorruption.org
The mechanism to police the UK’s revolving door has been swinging off its hinges for sometime. Back in June 2023, after Boris Johnson had (once again) broken
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But… 👎 There’s no legislative change to the status of the code and no legislative requirement for the PM to issue one.
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👍 The new Ministerial code has been fundamentally restructured with ethical guidelines front and centre.
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👍 New duties on candour, transparency and openness, as well as ensuring government resources are not used for party political purposes, and providing timely responses to select committees, correspondence and written questions.
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