Robert Barrington

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Robert Barrington is the Executive Director of Transparency International UK.
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France acts on asset declaration

By on 18 April 2013 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Reposted from the Transparency International UK blog. It has been striking how far and how quickly France has moved towards asset disclosure by government ministers in recent weeks, with parliamentarians to follow if a new law is passed. Striking also that when political will exists, galvanised by public outrage, transparency is not so hard to [...]

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Money laundering – are BVI leaks a game changer?

By on 8 April 2013 in Private sector

Reposted from Transparency International UK The recent leaks of information about who actually owns the companies registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offer a first glimpse for many people into this very murky world. For years, small amounts of information have trickled out – often through court cases – that indicate these so-called secrecy [...]

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New efforts to kill off the UK Bribery Act

By on 20 March 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, Politics and government, Private sector

This post was originally published in TI-UK‘s blog. Is there an assault being mounted to undermine the Bribery Act – before it has had a chance to take effect? Anecdotal evidence suggests this is the case – one visible sign is a recent letter to the FT (FT Letters, March 18th). I have some sympathy for the concerns expressed [...]

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Will BAE face up to its past?

By on 5 February 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, Private sector

This text was originally posted in Transparency International UK’s blog. This week’s revelations in the Sunday Times show that it is very difficult for BAE Systems to escape from the long-standing allegations of corruption, despite the court settlement of $450 million (£30 million in the UK, the rest in the US) two years ago for books and [...]

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Corruption and the Olympics

By on 27 July 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, Private sector, Sport

On the eve of London 2012, Robert Barrington, director of external affairs at Transparency International UK, ponders the corruption risks inherent in London’s staging of the Olympics games. The Olympic Games are a wonderful celebration of excellence in sport.  But is there a danger that corruption may have tainted the Games?  As London prepares to [...]

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Good Act, deplorable guidance

By on 4 April 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Lobbying, Private sector

Robert Barrington is Director of External Affairs at Transparency International UK The UK has had a long wait for a law that is compliant with the 1997 OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, and this week the Government finally announced that the 2010 Bribery Act will come into force in July. It is a good law, and builds [...]

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