Duncan Hames
Transparency International UK, Director of Policy
Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance Taskforce Member
Duncan leads the public policy, business integrity and research teams of Transparency International UK, the British chapter of the worldwide anti-corruption movement.
A chartered management accountant, he also serves as a Non-Executive Director of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, chairing their audit committee. A former Member of Parliament, in addition to his constituency work, Duncan was the parliamentary aide to the Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Nick Clegg MP.
Thoughts on the Taskforce on a Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance (TARIF):
There hasn’t been this much impetus in anti-corruption efforts for at least five years. In that time, we have learnt the hard way that flows of illicit finance are not only a means of impunity for kleptocrats but also a critical mechanism in threats both to our security and the institutions of democratic governance. Leaders attending the forthcoming Summit for Democracy need to go beyond lofty statements and commit to serious action. This trans-Atlantic taskforce is therefore a timely opportunity to set that course for them.
Duncan Hames
Transparency International UK, Director of Policy
