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UK Sanctions Update

(P) The UK operates its own financial sanctions regime. Access the latest changes to countries lists and topics. Date of last update: 15 February 2022


Coverage: January 2022 - ...

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Update 15.02.2022

· Belarus

· Libya

· Myanmar

· Iran relating to nuclear weapons

· the Democratic Republic of the Congo

· South Sudan

The countries are currently subject to UK financial sanctions. Find out who is on the current list of designated persons. Please get in touch, and we will send you the latest lists and documents or see below


Issues & Groups

Counter-terrorism ( a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK or elsewhere and protect UK national security interests


ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

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


Global Anti-Corruption

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.


Russia: New Sanctions Law

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022’


Afghanistan: New Sanctions Law

The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 which came into force on 28 January.


Sudan

South Sudan is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons. Updated with ‘Latest HM Treasury Notice, South Sudan, 12/01/2022’.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-south-sudan


ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

Certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations are subject to UK financial sanctions. Updated with ‘Latest HM Treasury Notice, 12/01/2022, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida)’.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-list-of-designated-persons-al-qaida


Global Human Rights

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.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-global-human-rights


Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?

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

Updated with ‘Current list of designated persons: UK freezing orders’ and ‘Latest HM Treasury Notice, Global Human Rights’.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets


Financial Sanctions, UK freezing orders

This document provides a current list of designated persons currently subject to an asset freeze under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. Updated with ‘Current list of designated persons: UK freezing orders’.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-uk-freezing-orders


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