secrecy

December 5, 2018

All UK tax havens must end secrecy on company ownership, says Global Witness

UK government should require Crown Dependencies to bring in public registers of company owners to match reforms in its Overseas Territories, says Global Witness.
June 11, 2018

'Extraordinary secrecy' hampering government preparations for Brexit

A new report says the greatest challenge in delivering Brexit stems from the inability of a split Cabinet to make critical decisions.
May 3, 2018

Trump administration fails to release casualty figures on drone strikes

The Trump administration has failed to comply with a 2016 executive order requiring the release of annual casualty statistics on drone and other lethal strikes.
May 2, 2018

'Giant leap forward' for ending the UK’s role as a safe haven for dirty money

Transparency International has welcomed the Government's decision to back transparency in British Overseas Territories.
April 20, 2018

Call for full public inquiry into UK involvement in US drone attacks

Amnesty is calling for a full public inquiry into the UK’s role in the US drones programme, including how it supplies intelligence material to the USA potentially used in drone attacks.
April 19, 2018

Church Action for Tax Justice challenges government inactivity on reforms

Christian leaders have united in the House of Lords to challenge government inactivity on tax justice reforms and to demand immediate tough action.
April 18, 2018

Fighting corruption 'must be high on the Commonwealth agenda'

Transparency International says Commonwealth countries report a higher rate of bribe paying than the global average.
April 14, 2018

Campaigners to launch new church-wide movement for tax justice

Lords Rowan Williams and Richard Harries will next week help launch a new campaign for a fairer tax system: Church Action for Tax Justice (CAT).
April 13, 2018

Government ordered to hand over police file on Libya torture

The High Court has ordered the Government to hand over a top secret Metropolitan Police file that recommended charges against a senior MI6 officer for his role in the illegal rendition and torture of opponents of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.
March 22, 2018

Supreme Court to hear Libya torture secrecy challenge

The Supreme Court will today hear a landmark challenge to attempts by the Government to conceal the role of a top MI6 officer in illegal renditions to Libya.