Legal Sector Affinity Group AML Guidance
HM Treasury-approved guidance for law firms and independent legal professionals under the MLR 2017.
- Issued by
- Legal Sector Affinity Group / SRA
- Applies in
- United Kingdom
- Edition
- Current, as published
- Area
- Financial crime (AML/CFT/CPF)
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- PCPFirm-wide risk assessment and policies, controls and proceduresProgramme
- CDDClient and matter risk assessment and due diligenceCustomer due diligence
- SOFSource of funds and source of wealth enquiriesCustomer due diligence
- MLROMLRO and MLCO roles; SAR handlingGovernance
- TRNTraining and supervisionTraining
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the Legal Sector Affinity Group AML Guidance and add Legal Sector Affinity Group / SRA’s pages as a monitor of your own. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 5 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read Legal Sector Affinity Group / SRA’s pages
- Check the library against 5 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: firm-wide risk assessment and policies, controls and procedures
- Rule
- Legal Sector Affinity Group AML Guidance, PCP
- Area
- Programme
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- FATF RecommendationsThe 40 Recommendations — the international standard every national AML/CFT/CPF regime is measured against.Global · 8 controls
- Wolfsberg Group StandardsIndustry standards for correspondent banking, the CBDDQ/FCCQ questionnaires and effectiveness-based AML programmes.Global · 4 controls
- GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF)The Bailiwick's AML/CFT/CPF rules and guidance for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses, issued under the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) regulations.Guernsey · 8 controls
- JFSC AML/CFT/CPF HandbookHandbook for the prevention and detection of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing under the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008.Jersey · 8 controls
- Isle of Man AML/CFT Code 2019The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code 2019, with the FSA's AML/CFT Handbook as guidance.Isle of Man · 8 controls
- Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering RegulationsThe AMLRs under the Proceeds of Crime Act, read with CIMA's Guidance Notes — departure from the Guidance Notes without justification is treated as non-compliance.Cayman Islands · 8 controls
Also in United Kingdom
- UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.United Kingdom · 8 controls
- JMLSG GuidanceHM Treasury-approved guidance the courts must consider — the practical standard for UK financial sector AML.United Kingdom · 6 controls
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Part 7)The money laundering offences, the regulated-sector duty to report, and the DAML consent regime.United Kingdom · 4 controls
- UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI)The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 regulations and OFSI reporting, licensing and enforcement expectations.United Kingdom · 5 controls
- CCAB AML Guidance for the Accountancy SectorAMLGAS — the approved guidance for accountants, auditors, tax advisers and insolvency practitioners.United Kingdom · 5 controls
- UK Bribery Act 2010The section 7 corporate offence and the six principles of adequate procedures.United Kingdom · 6 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the Legal Sector Affinity Group AML Guidance?
Enable it and add the issuer’s pages as a monitor of your own. Every publication the Monitor records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the Legal Sector Affinity Group AML Guidance?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The current edition as published by the issuer, last verified in August 2026; the Monitor records new publications as they appear.