Secrecy behind UK public spending could be protecting the corrupt – report

‘Britain’s culture of secrecy and information denial around public spending could be fueling widespread corruption, according to a hard-hitting report by Transparency International.
In one shocking revelation Transparency International revealed in the study how in the borough of Hackney £14 million (US$18 million) was invested in projects but documents were so heavily redacted that it was impossible even to tell who received the cash.
The NGO found that procedures were so opaque that the public would likely only be able to get information on around one third of cases and would likely have little chance of knowing where to go to find further details.’

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