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Behind the Masks: Corruption red flags in COVID-19 public procurement

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The COVID-19 pandemic required an unprecedented public health response, compelling UK authorities to act with unparalleled speed. In the hurry, many standard procurement safeguards, such as competition and due diligence, were skipped to expedite the process

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Reducing Corruption Risks in a Reformed House of Lords

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This paper sets out our views on how to help address the current malaise through workable and robust safeguards against impropriety, which can be included in any future evolution of the Lords.

Principally, it focuses on how to mitigate the risks of corruption – which we define as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain – rather than the democratic merits of various systems, although the two are interrelated.

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Values Added

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Values Added explores the emerging area of values-based anti-corruption approaches and offers insights for firms seeking to enhance their anti-corruption processes. 

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Together in Electric Schemes: Analysing Money Laundering Risk in E-Payments

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It has never been easier to manage money and make payments around the world. This is partly due to the rapid growth of the electronic money institutions (EMIs) sector, which offers customers personal and business accounts, global payment services and an alternative to the more traditional banks. These firms are becoming increasingly popular.

While most EMIs will be legitimate payment providers, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests they are open to abuse by those seeking to launder corrupt and other illicit funds through the global economy.

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Submission to Welsh Senedd Standards of Conduct Committee Lobbying Inquiry

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Lobbying is an essential part of our democracy, but this process can be abused by those looking to further private interests. In response to the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) Standards of Conduct Committee inquiry into lobbying, TI-UK sets out how greater transparency around decision making could be achieved, including what an effective lobbying register could look like.

This document includes TI-UK’s response in both Welsh and English.

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Restoring Integrity in Public Life

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The health of democracy in Britain is paramount to our security, economic well-being and our ability to influence effectively on the global stage. This document outlines our recommendations for reform to protect the delicate balance of power and accountability underpinning our democracy and to restore trust in those elected to serve the public.

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Values Added

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Values Added explores the emerging area of values-based anti-corruption approaches and offers insights for firms seeking to enhance their anti-corruption processes. 

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Transparency and Corruption in COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment: Evidence from...

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This report focuses on corruption in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in three different focus countries: Bangladesh, Uganda and Zambia. It aims to shed light on the prevalence of different types of corruption in relation to the rollout, discuss their potential drivers, as well as exploring prospective avenues for their prevention and mitigation.

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Policy Brief: The Hidden Barriers to Equitable Access – Tackling Corruption...

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This policy brief builds upon the evidence gathered by Transparency International Global Health (TIGH) Programme and partners in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Zambia indicating three hidden barriers for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines – corruption, lack of transparency, and misinformation. Further details about the research can be found in the report “Transparency and corruption in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: Evidence from Bangladesh, Uganda, and Zambia”. 

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2022/23 Annual Plan

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This Annual Plan is the second under our 2021-2030 Strategy, ‘Stopping Corruption – Promoting Integrity’.

This year, we will deepen our programme of work across the public sector, political sphere and private sectors of the UK. In parallel, we will continue to lead influential global programming for the wider Transparency International movement focused on corruption prevention in Global Health, Defence & Security and in supporting partners to drive anti-corruption standards in other countries.

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Ensuring integirty in local planning across London: A 10-point plan for...

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In July 2020, Transparency International UK (TI-UK) published a research report on corruption risks in local government planning decisions.1 The research for this report included a standardised assessment of corruption risks across 50 different local authorities in England with a responsibility for housing planning decisions. This assessment looked at how local authorities compared against good practice standards for managing corruption risks. Our research found that, overall, local authorities do not meet good practice standards for ensuring propriety in the planning process.

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Together in Electric Schemes: Analysing Money Laundering Risk in E-Payments

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It has never been easier to manage money and make payments around the world. This is partly due to the rapid growth of the electronic money institutions (EMIs) sector, which offers customers personal and business accounts, global payment services and an alternative to the more traditional banks. These firms are becoming increasingly popular.

While most EMIs will be legitimate payment providers, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests they are open to abuse by those seeking to launder corrupt and other illicit funds through the global economy.

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GDI 2020 Global Report: Disruption, Democratic Governance, and Corruption Risk...

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The Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) measures institutional resilience to corruption in the defence sector by focusing on both policymaking and public sector governance in national defence establishments. It is the first global analysis of institutional and informal controls to manage the risk of corruption in defence and security institutions. It measures resilience in five broad risk areas of defence: policymaking, finances, personnel management, operations, and procurement.

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Letter to COP26 president Alok Sharma

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This letter to Alok Sharma MP, the COP26 President, is from Transparency International and Transparency International UK. It urges Mr Sharma to use Britain's presidency of the UN climate summit to both tackle the climate crisis and create a lasting legacy in the way COP processes are run.

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Understanding Access and Potential Influence in Westminster

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This paper sets out Transparency International UK’s views on how to increase the openness and accountability of lobbying in Westminster. It provides:

  • a review of the current arrangements for disclosing access and potential influence in UK politics
  • where they fall short in achieving this objective
  • a comparison of the UK against countries with a similar democratic tradition
  • our proposals for change
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Annual Impact Report and Accounts 2020-2021

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Welcome to our Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the year for Transparency International UK as it did for so many organisations. It also underscored the importance of our work at a time when protecting the public’s resources, building integrity in the public and private sector and ensuring those who would exploit the crisis for their own gain do not go unpunished could not be more critical.

Learn more about our work over the past 12 months by clicking 'download as PDF' below. 

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