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Notices and updates

Important notices and updates from the Gambling Commission AML team.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) updates

The following list of asset freeze targets will take you to the full update on the OFSI website.

Guidance: Russian Oil Services ban
Last updated: 27 June 2025

Guidance, General Licences and reporting forms in relation to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 27 June 2025

Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/5635700
Last updated: 27 June 2025

Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/5635700, Russian Oil Exempt Projects

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 27 June 2025

Reporting information to OFSI – what to do
Last updated: 27 June 2025

If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 27 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions general guidance
Last updated: 27 June 2025

General guidance for UK financial sanctions

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 27 June 2025

Confidential Reporting to OFSI
Last updated: 26 June 2025

Guidance for those who wish to confidentially report to OFSI.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 26 June 2025

Guidance: Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?
Last updated: 26 June 2025

A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 26 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Russia
Last updated: 26 June 2025

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 26 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Last updated: 18 June 2025

Certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations are subject to UK financial sanctions.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 18 June 2025

Guidance: Financial Sanctions, Global Anti-Corruption
Last updated: 18 June 2025

UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in serious corruption or that are linked to those involved in serious corruption. This document provides a current list of designated persons.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 18 June 2025

Guidance: OFSI Threat Assessment Reports
Last updated: 18 June 2025

OFSI’s series of Threat Assessment Reports, providing sector-specific assessments of threats and vulnerabilities relating to UK financial sanctions.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 18 June 2025

Guidance: Sanctions compliance in the Art Market Participants and High Value Goods sector: Threat Assessment
Last updated: 17 June 2025

Assessment of threats to UK financial sanctions compliance: a report from OFSI to support a risk-based approach to compliance in Art Market Participants and High Value Goods sector.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 17 June 2025

Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2023/3263556
Last updated: 13 June 2025

Details of General Licence INT/2023/3263556 GTLK Companies and their Subsidiaries – Insolvency related payments and activities.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 13 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Global Human Rights
Last updated: 10 June 2025

The Global Human Rights regime operates under the UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. This page contains the current list of designated targets.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 10 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions licensing: supplementary guidance
Last updated: 6 June 2025

Guidance from OFSI for licence applications: licensing principles, delegation frameworks, and permitted 'reasonable' payments for staff and travel expenses.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 6 June 2025

UK financial sanctions guidance
Last updated: 5 June 2025

Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 5 June 2025

OFSI Video Guidance
Last updated: 3 June 2025

OFSI's new series, 'Financial Sanctions: The Basics', highlights 6 key areas in OFSI and financial sanctions more generally.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 3 June 2025

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Zimbabwe
Last updated: 27 May 2025

Zimbabwe is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 27 May 2025

Guidance: General licence – INT/2022/1834876
Last updated: 21 May 2025

OFSI General licence – INT/2022/1834876

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 21 May 2025

Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/6275812
Last updated: 20 May 2025

Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/6275812

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 20 May 2025

Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/6279615
Last updated: 20 May 2025

Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/6279615, Deposit Insurance Agency Permitted Payments

View the guidance (opens in new tab) Last updated: 20 May 2025

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