Spotlight on Corruption briefing warns UK police reforms could either strengthen or weaken economic crime enforcement depending on safeguarding specialist capability, resources, and independence

It argues that consolidation of police structures and new governance arrangements could create an opportunity to improve coordination, intelligence-sharing, and overall effectiveness in tackling complex financial crime. However, the briefing also raises concerns that without strong safeguards, the reforms risk weakening specialist economic crime capabilities, reducing resources, and diluting operational independence…