This research examines the evolution of thinking on SOC and development since 2011 and includes a policy review to understand how they’ve evolved as separate, and larger approaches. Key government officials engaged in the SOC-development policy debate since 2010 will be interviewed to identify government priorities to engage on the development/ SOC nexus, and the challenges that were faced at different times.

This research examines the effectiveness of financial incentivisation schemes for whistleblowing, with a focus on its utility in terms of generating actionable information and intelligence that could support enablement the UK’s economic crime bill. Drawing on experiences and lessons from whistleblower incentive schemes in comparative jurisdictions, the research will consider how viable such a scheme may be in working to reduce the role of the UK’s ‘enabling’ sectors in the laundering of global illicit financial flows.