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How to avoid being ‘unexplained’

Robert Barrington, Executive Director of Transparency International UK, delivered a speech recently at the annual Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime. The conference theme was 'Unexplained Wealth – whose business?' – an indication that the debate has moved a long way since TI first spoke on the then little-known subject of Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs)... More detail
Is recall a useful deterrent against corruption in the UK Parliament?

Last week saw the opening of a new and novel feature in our democracy – the UK’s first recall petition. Whilst widespread in the US – 19 states have this process for their elected officials – recall is a new thing over here, so I thought I’d break down what it is, why it’s... More detail
Criminal Misconduct in Office: Law and Politics

Jeremy Horder, Professor of Criminal Law at the LSE, has an exceptionally distinguished track record in areas that are relevant to TI's mission. As Law Commissioner, he was responsible for the Law Commission Report on bribery reform (Law Com No 313, 2009) and draft Bill that became the Bribery Act 2010. He then sat... More detail
Two Years of Pledge Tracking

The world was a very different place two years ago. But amid political change – both the predictable and the unpredictable – anti-corruption efforts should, in theory, continue unaffected. As an apolitical issue, we at Transparency International work hard to make sure that corruption stays at the top of global agendas despite fast-moving change on... More detail
First UWOs challenged in Court

This week Transparency International UK has been present at court hearings where claimants are seeking to challenge the first two unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) used by the National Crime Agency at the end of February this year. UWOs - an investigative tool to help law enforcement act on corrupt assets - were brought into use... More detail

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Anti-Corruption: Why open governance matters

Written by Rachel Davies Thursday, July 16 2015 23:00

On Monday, the Cabinet Office and the UK Open Government Civil Society Network launched the third Open Government Project – the consultation process for drafting the third UK National Action Plan on Open Governance.

Open Governance in the UK: The Risk of In-Practice Supremacy

Written by Philip Jones Sunday, April 26 2015 23:00

The UK Government pushes open-governance well in-practice rather than in-law, leaving it vulnerable to changing winds that could isolate citizens and derail efforts to ensure open-governance in the UK.

Was it a good G8 for Transparency?

Written by Robert Barrington Wednesday, June 19 2013 23:00

Back in January, in a speech at Davos, David Cameron announced that the theme of his G8 Presidency would be the 3Ts – Trade, Tax and Transparency. Great excitement ensued among the anti-corruption community. Now the summit is over, how much do we think have things changed?