Guidance

Financial sanctions licensing

Additional guidance for matters relating to UK financial sanctions licensing. Note: This guidance is supplemental to general and other specific guidance

From:: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published: 27 February 2024

Documents

OFSI Licensing: Designated Individuals Licensing Principles

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Licensing delegation framework

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Licensing delegation framework (counter-terrorism branch)

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Details

This guidance is supplemental to the licensing guidance contained in OFSI’s general guidance and other regime, thematic or sectoral specific guidance. Please visit our guidance pages for more.

This page contains additional guidance in relation to UK financial sanctions licensing, covering:

Licensing principles
Delegation frameworks

Published 27 February 2024

Update history

2025-06-06 15:28
Update of title and summary for page, and for the travel expenses guide.

2025-03-18 15:00
Link added for signing up to the new joint UK sanctions email alert service, provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI).

2024-10-21 16:25
Licensing Delegation Frameworks updated

2024-06-12 15:49
OFSI has published OFSI Personal Staff Payments Licensing Guidance, and upgraded OFSI Travel Licensing Guidance to the new digital guidance format.

2024-02-27 10:47
OFSI Travel Guidance added to the licensing guidance page

2024-02-27 09:38
First published.