Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It hurts everyone whose life, livelihood or happiness depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority.

Transparency International UK is the UK Chapter of the world's leading non-governmental anti-corruption organisation, Transparency International (TI). With more than 90 Chapters worldwide, and an international secretariat in Berlin, TI has unparalleled global understanding and influence.

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What we do

Transparency International UK fights corruption by promoting change in values and attitudes at home and abroad, through programmes that draw on the UK's unique position as a world political and business centre with close links to developing countries.

How we do it

• We raise awareness about corruption

• We advocate legal and regulatory reform at national and international levels

• We design practical tools for institutions, individuals and companies wishing to combat corruption

• We act as a leading centre of anti-corruption expertise in the UK

Why we do it

Transparency International UK's vision is for a world in which government, politics, business, civil society, domestic and international institutions and the daily lives of people are freed from corruption, and in which the UK neither tolerates corruption within its own society and economy, nor contributes to overseas corruption through its international financial, trade and other business relations.

Latest news

July 2009 - TI-UK is giving oral evidence to the Kelly inquiry into MPs' expenses on 8 July.

Read our written evidence to the inquiry here

June 2009 - New Standards for MPs' expenses: clampdown or cop out?

Click here to read how proposed new penalties for misleading claims would be more lenient than now.

June 2009 - Transparency International UK says the UK's record on enforcing foreign bribery rules is still unimpressive

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June 2009 - Transparency International UK calls for stronger UK defences against dirty money

Click here to read more about how corrupt foreign politicians find sanctuary for their dirty money in the UK

June 2009 - Politics: UK's most corrupt sector

The latest worldwide opinion poll on corruption reveals disturbing findings for the UK.

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June 2009 - Corruption and the EU: attitudes of UK political parties

For a report on the survey findings click here

May 2009 - MPs' expenses - stopping the rot

Click here to read the five reforms Transparency International UK is calling for

April 2009 - BAE Systems and Woolf

Transparency International UK says the jury is still out on BAE's progress towards becoming a global leader on ethics.

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April 2009 - Export Guarantees Act

Transparency International UK has written to Economic and Business Minister, Ian Pearson, urging him to think again about planned changes to export guarantee laws.

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Click here to read the letter to Ian Pearson