Calls for inquiry into Saudi arms #corruption scandal from Peter Hain. Steve Goodrich: ‘We need greater assurance that the UK state does not condone these corrupt practices under the guise of national security’ Transparency International UK #AntiCorruption #UKPolitics theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

🆕If the polls are correct, many current and former ministers will be looking for post-election job opportunities, but 9 months after the govt committed to fundamental reform to the ‘revolving door’ between politics and business, there’s no sign of the promised changes.

Our free-to-use Open Access database has 99,000+ records of meetings between ministers and external organisations dating back to 2012.

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The delay in publishing ministerial meeting data plus the 6 month submission delay in the lobbying register means it's hard to know who Scottish Government Màiri McAllan has met with before making this decision. Perhaps a question for Sarah Boyack MSP Douglas Lumsden MSP Liam McArthur MSP later today?

📢Today, alongside APPG on Fair Business Banking, we're launching our new Economic Crime Manifesto!

🧭This landmark document is a map & compass for any future government looking to bear down on economic crime and tackle the UK's dirty money problem.

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🤔A familiar refrain Tom Tugendhat that the long-delayed #AntiCorruption Strategy is “expected shortly” (the PM said the same in Jan and it was supposed to be out by the end of 2023). It's time the government made good and published this crucial strategy.

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Former cabinet minister re: reliance on big donors:

'It...means we are in hock to just a very select group of people who are not really representative of what is going on across the country.

'...Some are absolutely holding out for gongs and peerages.'

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‘Close links between parliamentarians & the #vaping industry are concerning especially when Government is considering reforming its policies on smoking’ Rose Whiffen Transparency International UK #Lobbying #UKPolitics inews.co.uk/news/mps-pro-v…

🚨Putin's sanctioned ally has now appeared on Companies House following reporting from Matei Rosca ICIJ back in February. The filing shows he has officially owned the BVI company since 2014. icij.org/investigations…

🚨📰🎞️🧵 1/3 NEW REPORT!

Today we release a new report with Tax Justice UK reviewing how Britain’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories have fared in setting up public registers of beneficial ownership.

Progress is “painfully slow”: Rachael Henry

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In which a former Cabinet minister admits the perils of being in hock to a small pool of wealthy donors:

🛑 Undue influence, leading to poor decisionmaking
🛑 Donors' expecting a return on investment, 'holding out for gongs and peerages'

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Our research found almost 1 in 4 party nominations to the House of Lords were political donors – handing over £58 million since 2013.

The current status quo leaves too many corruption risks unchecked.

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Most likely legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/15-… but seldom enforced, which is why we at Transparency International UK propose a range of reforms to stop this happening in the future transparency.org.uk/publications/r… End PM's unfettered power of patronage for starters.

It’s unsurprising that so many secret owners are reluctant to show their hand. What will be interesting is if the fine is high enough to persuade them to comply. Ben Cowdock Steve Goodrich

🤔Interested in joining the fight against #EconomicCrime ? Looking for a civil society career? Then we have the perfect event for you! Join our Executive Director Susan Hawley & Rachel Davies Teka of Transparency International UK at this great @CFCS_RUSI event next week.
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Great write up from Fiona Hamilton on the current state of play in Gibraltar's inquiry into the retirement of the former police commissioner, Ian McGrail, including allegations of impropriety reaching the highest levels of the Territory's government thetimes.co.uk/article/16f813…

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We Transparency International UK would agree with Maggie Chapman MSP Scottish Greens that there should be a cap on individual donations to political parties thenational.scot/news/24191088.…

More than a decade since CSPL recommended a £10k cap on political donations, the UK will see its most expensive #GeneralElection ever.

Daniel Bruce spoke with Shelagh Fogarty LBC to discuss the need for long-overdue reforms to address big money in #UKPolitics .

Like it or not, the government of Gibraltar is effectively on trial for corruption. Trying to circumscribe the ToRs of the McGrail Inquiry is not a good look. By the way, what happened to setting up the anti-corruption agency that was legislated for at the start of 2023?