Spotlight on Corruption warns the UK must turn promises into action as weak enforcement and under-resourced agencies leave its £100B dirty-money threat largely unchecked

The organisation argues that the expansion of sanctions powers, new enforcement units and reforms to corporate transparency since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have not been accompanied by sufficient investigative capacity. It highlights resource constraints affecting bodies including the Combatting Kleptocracy Cell and International Corruption Unit and calls for renewed political commitment to enforcement…