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The United Kingdom's progress in strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing

9 Jun 2022

This follow-up report analyses the United Kingdom's progress in addressing the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its 2018 Mutual Evaluation.
UnIted Kingdom Follow Up

The United Kingdom's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

7 Dec 2018

The United Kingdom has a well-developed and robust regime to effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing. However, it needs to strengthen its supervision, and increase the resources of its financial intelligence unit.
he United Kingdom's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Ratings

Technical Compliance

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

C = compliant   |   LC = largely compliant     |   PC = partially compliant   |   NC = non-compliant

Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

United Kingdom Mutual Evaluation - 2018

IO1
HE
IO2
SE
IO3
ME
IO4
ME
IO5
SE
IO6
ME
IO7
SE
IO8
SE
IO9
HE
IO10
HE
IO11
HE

HE = high level of effectiveness   |   SE = substantial level of effectiveness    |   ME = moderate level of effectiveness   |   LE = low level of effectiveness

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