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This report is part of a pan-European anti-corruption initiative, supported by the DG Home Affairs of the European Commission. The initiative looks to assess systematically the National Integrity Systems of 25 European States, and to advocate for sustainable and effective reform, as appropriate, in different countries.
This study is one of three pieces of work commissioned by Transparency International UK to assess the nature and extent of corruption in the UK. It investigates the different ways corruption manifests itself in the UK, and follows the publication in December 2010 of a national opinion survey on corruption (Part One in this 3-part series). This study is published together with an evaluation of 12 key UK institutions of governance responsible for enhancing integrity and combating corruption – the National Integrity System (NIS) (Part Three in this 3-part series).
This research, the most extensive of its type ever carried out in the UK, suggests that corruption is a greater problem in the UK than is currently recognised. The research represents a ‘corruption health-check’ for the UK, in which the diagnosis is ‘growing threat, inadequate response’.
This overview report outlines particular concerns about corruption in many of our key national institutions, including: prisons, political parties, parliament and sport. It highlights 6 key themes and makes 14 general recommendations, in addition to sector-specific recommendations and recommendations for future research.
Transparency International UK has recently commissioned a major research project into corruption in the UK. We hope this will help us to understand the extent and nature of the problem - where it happens, in what form, and how prevalent it is. This will provide us with a well-informed basis for future policy proposals.
The first output of this research is a national opinion survey. This was carried out by Gallup in July 2010 and the results are presented in this short report.
