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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.

Corporate report: OFSI Annual Review
Last updated: 14 October 2021

Annual Reviews published by OFSI

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 14 October 2021

Guidance: Operating within counter-terrorism legislation
Last updated: 11 October 2021

Information for any organisation or individual working in a region where terrorist organisations operate.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 11 October 2021

Guidance: Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?
Last updated: 30 September 2021

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 a new tab) Last updated: 30 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Syria
Last updated: 30 September 2021

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

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 30 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Iraq
Last updated: 22 September 2021

Iraq is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 22 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Belarus
Last updated: 10 September 2021

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

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 10 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Last updated: 7 September 2021

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 a new tab) Last updated: 7 September 2021

Guidance: Annual frozen asset review and reporting form
Last updated: 6 September 2021

Guidance notice for the annual frozen asset reporting exercise 2021 and associated reporting form.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 6 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Myanmar
Last updated: 2 September 2021

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

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 2 September 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Chemical Weapons
Last updated: 20 August 2021

UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This page contains the current list of designated targets.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 20 August 2021

Guidance: Financial Sanctions, Global Anti-Corruption
Last updated: 12 August 2021

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 a new tab) Last updated: 12 August 2021

Statutory guidance: Republic of Belarus sanctions: guidance
Last updated: 9 August 2021

Guidance on the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 9 August 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Global Human Rights
Last updated: 16 July 2021

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 a new tab) Last updated: 16 July 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Russia
Last updated: 1 July 2021

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 a new tab) Last updated: 1 July 2021

Guidance: OFSI Webinars
Last updated: 25 June 2021

Webinars from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in HM Treasury

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 25 June 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions: guidance
Last updated: 23 June 2021

Information on the approach OFSI takes to financial sanctions including sector and regime specific guidance, as well as information on monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 23 June 2021

Policy paper: Counter-Terrorism Licensing Policy
Last updated: 21 May 2021

This page sets out the licensing policy which applies to designated persons under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) regime, the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) regime and the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) regime

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 21 May 2021

Guidance: Financial sanctions, Libya
Last updated: 13 May 2021

Libya is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons and information on relevant regulations

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 13 May 2021

Guidance: Monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions
Last updated: 4 May 2021

Government processes on the issue of monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 4 May 2021

Statutory guidance: Myanmar sanctions: guidance
Last updated: 29 April 2021

Guidance on the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

View the guidance (opens in a new tab) Last updated: 29 April 2021

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