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UK Govt publishes 2025 Anti-Corruption Strategy, expanding the Domestic Corruption Unit, tightening ML/TF oversight and launching an Ethics & Integrity Commission to protect public sector integrity
The strategy commits to expanding and resourcing the City of London Police’s Domestic Corruption Unit with £15 million in new funding, enhancing vetting and integrity checks across policing, prisons and border services, and holding corrupt public-sector actors and “professional enablers” to account through tougher enforcement and sanctions. It also introduces over 100 measures…
GRECO’s 5th Evaluation Report finds that France has made only limited headway on anti-corruption reforms, with key gaps still undermining senior government integrity and law-enforcement oversight
In its addendum to the Second Compliance Report under the Fifth Evaluation Round, GRECO notes that while France has satisfactorily implemented a small number of earlier anticorruption recommendations, most remain only partly implemented and several — including stricter integrity vetting of advisers, transparency of presidential interest declarations, and expanded lobbying disclosure — are still not implemented. The report highlights specific gaps such as limited vetting of public-sector advisers…
GRECO’s Protection of Whistleblowers paper stresses that robust legal safeguards and secure reporting channels are key to exposing corruption and breaking culture of silence in public institutions
The paper highlights that whistleblowers are essential to detecting corruption and misconduct, and reviews how GRECO’s Fifth Evaluation Round has pressed countries to strengthen legal protections, confidential reporting channels and safeguards against retaliation in police and other hierarchical agencies. It also underscores the need for independent oversight, clear internal and external reporting pathways, and practical training and monitoring to ensure whistleblower protections work effectively in practice…
UK NCA publishes a Case study showcasing its role in helping Kenya’s EACC expose and prosecute Migori County corruption, recover diverted public funds, and boost cross-border anti-corruption efforts
The case study shows how coordinated intelligence sharing, financial-analysis support and joint investigative planning enabled Kenyan authorities to trace illicit proceeds, strengthen evidentiary packages and accelerate domestic prosecutions and asset-recovery actions. It demonstrates the value of international partnerships in complex corruption cases, particularly where cross-border financial flows, foreign-held assets and specialist forensic expertise are critical to identifying and recovering public funds…
TI’s 2025 report ‘Where is Civic Space in UNCAC Reviews? warns that UNCAC’s review often ignore civic space, failing to evaluate whether civil society can effectively engage in anti-corruption efforts
The report shows that 43% of 115 countries reviewed received no recommendations on Article 13, relating to civil society’s role in anti-corruption, and that most recommendations given are vague restatements of the Convention rather than tailored, actionable guidance. It also highlights that reviews generally overlook real barriers affecting civic actors and recommends strengthening the review process by integrating human-rights findings, assessing enabling conditions for civil society, and ensuring meaningful participation and transparency…
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…
UK Home Office’s report on ‘Approaches to Recording Corruption and Monitoring Intervention’ reveals that while countries use various methods to track corruption, most lack robust evaluation of anti‑corruption strategies
The publication reviews a range of global frameworks including national corruption surveys, administrative data on bribery and enforcement outcomes, and publicly available indices highlighting strengths such as granularity, multi-stakeholder input and responsiveness to emerging trends. It concludes that better integration of administrative, perceptual and sector-specific data, alongside clearer definitions and more consistent methodologies, would enhance the accuracy, comparability and policy relevance of corruption…
UK Home Office’s Survey on Public Perceptions of Corruption shows growing public concern over corruption, driven by doubts about political integrity, public-sector conduct, and influence of money in politics
The research finds that although most people have limited direct experience of corruption, they believe it is widespread, particularly in areas involving political influence, procurement, lobbying, and the behaviour of senior officials — with trust closely tied to transparency and accountability. It also shows that the public has a varied and sometimes incomplete understanding of what constitutes corruption, highlighting the need for clearer communication, stronger integrity standards and more visible enforcement to restore confidence in public institutions…
GRECO’s 4th Evaluation Report praises Ireland’s strides in anti‑corruption reforms for judges and MPs, yet urges swift adoption of pending ethics and legislative measures to close remaining gaps
The addendum notes that Ireland has advanced on certain institutional and transparency measures — for example, ongoing legislative reform planning and establishment of bodies like the Judicial Appointments Commission — reflecting some steps toward the standards set in the Fourth Evaluation Round. However, GRECO stresses that important recommendations, such as fully implementing financial-disclosure enhancements, ethics oversight for senior officials, and other core integrity safeguards for parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors…
GRECO’s 4th Evaluation Report highlights Liechtenstein’s strong anti-corruption progress including adopting a public Code of Conduct for MPs addressing conflicts of interest, gifts, and integrity
In its Second Compliance Report under the Fourth Evaluation Round on corruption prevention for members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, GRECO notes that Liechtenstein has fully implemented ten recommendations — including adoption of a parliamentary Code of Conduct and annual judicial ethics training — and made measurable progress on several others. However, important gaps persist, such as transparency of the legislative process, more comprehensive financial-interest reporting for MPs, and enhanced judicial…
UK SFO secures conviction of AOG Technics Director for fraudulently selling aircraft engine parts with forged documents, triggering serious global aviation safety risks
Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, director of London-based AOG Technics, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to operating his company for fraudulent purposes by falsifying origin and status documentation for CFM56 aircraft engine parts used on Boeing and Airbus jets. The SFO’s investigation, conducted with Portuguese authorities, revealed that from 2019 to 2023 these forged parts were sold to airlines, maintenance operators and suppliers worldwide, prompting safety alerts and temporary grounding of affected aircraft…
GRECO’s Fifth Evaluation Round Compliance Report reveals Malta’s significant gaps in enforcing core anti-corruption measures for senior officials and law‑enforcement agencies
The 2025 GRECO Addendum finds that Malta has made limited progress on its anti-corruption commitments, with many of the 23 recommendations still only partly or not implemented. Despite steps like a new conflict-of-interest directive, expanded integrity training, and better consultation processes, major gaps remain—particularly around a comprehensive integrity strategy, lobbying transparency…