Location: UCL Bloomsbury campus: Bentham House, London, WC1E 0EG

Event Information: Corruption is a major societal challenge in governments around the world, undermining economic growth, trust in government and the delivery of basic services to citizens, from stolen medicines in clinics to crumbling roads. According to Transparency International’s 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, corruption perceptions are not improving. On the contrary, most countries are failing to stop corruption: 155 countries have made no significant progress against corruption or have declined since 2012. The UK is no exception, with scandals surrounding government procurement contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic and alleged abuses of the honours and peerages system. What can be done to tackle corruption in government? And what role, in particular, can transparency play? In this event, leading scholars and practitioners in corruption and transparency will diagnose the challenges and propose fresh ideas for enhancing integrity in government and ending corruption.