UK Home Office’s report on ‘Assessing Evidence Base of Domestic Corruption’ finds that while corruption is a recognised policy concern, limited data and fragmented research hinder effective policy-making

The report shows that while law-enforcement cases, regulatory findings and academic studies reveal corruption risks in areas such as procurement, planning, policing, local government, regulated professions and financial services, the evidence base is uneven, fragmented and often dependent on case-driven insights rather than systematic monitoring. It concludes that the UK needs stronger, more consistent data collection, clearer definitions, better cross-agency coordination and targeted research to understand the scale, drivers and enablers…