UK LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING BODIES ‘WEAK’ IN POLICING MONEY LAUNDERING

 On 28 April, Reuters reported that the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) said in its annual report that legal and accounting bodies in the UK continue to show significant weaknesses in policing how their members apply AML rules. 

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/uk-legal-accounting-bodies-weak-110026443.html

https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/opbas-hmt-mlr-46a-supervisory-update-march-2023.pdf

https://www.fca.org.uk/about/how-we-operate/who-work-with/opbas

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/aml-watchdog-demands-more-ambition-from-professional-regulators/5115884.article

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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