Building a fair and transparent tax system. Campaigning against corruption and dirty money. Working cross-party for real change.
Chaired by Phil Brickell MP
APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
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This should include mandatory licensing for high-risk sectors, stronger closure powers for repeat offenders, and a UK equivalent of the Dutch Bibob Act.
Our high streets belong to honest traders, local entrepreneurs and the communities they serve - not organised criminals.
It's time to fight back.
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APPG member Baroness Hayter has brought forward a Bill that tries to deal with something most of us already suspect: too much of how government is influenced happens out of sight π
Currently, only a small group of lobbyists appear on the register. The rest - from in-house corporate lobbyists to large organisations - can operate without the same level of disclosure. That means the public record shows only part of the picture of who's talking to government and on whose behalf.
We discussed everything from high street illegality and asset recovery to the growing use of cryptocurrencies by organised criminals. While progress is being made, the scale of the threat means more must be done.
The APPG will continue to campaign for stronger enforcement to tackle economic crime.
Fraud now accounts for more than 40% of all recorded crime. Yet too often economic crime is treated as a victimless offence. It isnβt.
Last week, members of the APPG visited the City of London Police to hear about the challenges facing those on the frontline of tackling fraud and corruption.
Britain's high streets are under threat from organised crime.
Across the country, legitimate businesses are being undercut by criminal operators using cash-intensive businesses to launder dirty money.
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social set out the scale of the challenge and called for tougher action π
If someone is trying to influence decisions that affect us all, we should have a clear, searchable record of it.
Who is speaking to ministers, how often, and for whose interests.
This goes to the heart of trust. We'll be strongly supporting this Bill as it moves through Parliament.
The Illicit Finance Summit is coming. The Government must put it high on the political agenda, and set a date urgently.
Here's what APPG members had to say π
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