UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI)
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 regulations and OFSI reporting, licensing and enforcement expectations.
- Issued by
- HM Treasury — OFSI
- 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.
- SCRScreening against the UK Consolidated List at onboarding and on updatesScreening
- FRZAsset freezing and ownership-and-control analysisControls
- REPReporting to OFSI of frozen assets and suspected breachesReporting
- LICLicence applications and conditionsControls
- GOVSanctions risk assessment and governanceGovernance
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI) and add HM Treasury — OFSI’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 HM Treasury — OFSI’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: screening against the UK Consolidated List at onboarding and on updates
- Rule
- UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI), SCR
- Area
- Screening
- 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
- Legal Sector Affinity Group AML GuidanceHM Treasury-approved guidance for law firms and independent legal professionals under the MLR 2017.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 UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI)?
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 UK Sanctions Regime (SAMLA 2018 / OFSI)?
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.