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Investigating the abuse of limited-liability partnerships (LLPs) in the UK
With countries like the UK and the US having anti-bribery laws and generally strong governance standards – some think that corruption is a problem for ‘somewhere else’.
That’s also because corruption is hidden behind a veil of corporate opacity, often through legal entities acting as getaway vehicles instead of legitimate businesses.
But just how widespread is the abuse of companies as an enabler for corruption?
In this episode, we hear from Transparency International UK about the scale of abuse of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) in the UK, as evidenced in their recent Partners in Crime report, and discuss how data and legislation can work together to help fight corruption.
Topics
- Scale of the problem – including how the report found that more than 1 in 10 LLPs ever incorporated show money laundering red flags
- How the investigation was conducted
- Role that company data, including OpenCorporates’ data, plays in exposing corruption
Speakers
- Steve Goodrich, Head of Research & Investigations, Transparency International UK
- Rebecca Lee, Chief Impact Officer, OpenCorporates
About Transparency International
Transparency International is a global movement working in over 100 countries to end the injustice of corruption.
It focuses on issues with the greatest impact on people’s lives and hold the powerful to account for the common good. Through its advocacy, campaigning and research, it works to expose the systems and networks that enable corruption to thrive, demanding greater transparency and integrity in all areas of public life.
Fresh, standardised, fully auditable information, underpinned by our Legal-Entity Data Principles, this is data you can trust.
