14 February 2024
Answers to a number of common questions about preventing money laundering and compliance with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 ('the regulations').
23 January 2024
As part of our risk-based supervisory work, we carry out desk-based reviews (DBRs) to ensure firms in scope of the MLRs are complying with their legal obligations under the legislation.
4 December 2023
Supporting material to help you understand your money laundering obligations and stay compliant.
18 October 2023
Help using the risk assessment template
21 September 2023
If your firm is intending to offer any of the services in scope, you need to get approval from us for the relevant people as defined in the regulations and tell us what services you are providing (eg TCSP work) first.
3 April 2023
We visit more firms rated as high risk but also low and medium-risk firms. Just because we are visiting does not necessarily mean we consider your firm to be high risk of a target for money laundering.
21 February 2022
The guidance on this page concerns reporting serious breaches of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the MLRs) to us and your obligations to do so.
24 December 2021
The activities in scope of AML requirements are set by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) (“the regulations”).
2 December 2021
MLCO and MLRO are the two anti-money laundering roles set out in the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the regulations).
18 March 2021
Since 10 January 2020, the definition of a tax adviser under The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (‘the regulations’) has changed and become wider in scope.
