UK Financial Sanctions FAQs
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.
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OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions. These include FAQs relating to:
- Specific regimes and countries
- Licensing
- Russian oil services ban
- Definitions
Details
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions. These include FAQs relating to:
- Specific regimes and countries
- Licensing
- Russian oil services ban
- Definitions
Updates to this page
Last updated
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13 new added FAQs about relevant firms.
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FAQ 130 amended to reflect revoked General licences.
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FAQs 125-131 added.
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FAQ 124 added
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FAQ 123 added.
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FAQs 49-51, 55, 61-66, 72-73, 76 and 84 amended to reflect new Legal Services General Licence INT/2024/5334756.
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FAQ added for General Licence INT/2024/4919848 and Trust services
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20 questions added to the Russia section
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FAQs added: FAQ 92, FAQ 93, FAQ 94, FAQ 95, FAQ 96, FAQ 97, FAQ 98 Subheading added: Trust Services Sanctions Subheading added: General Licence INT/2024/4919848
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FAQs 35 and 36 added
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FAQ 1 was amended on 8 May 2024 to include a link to the FCDO's E-Alert Service.
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First published.
Update history
2025-03-27 15:03
1 FAQ added Q.145
2025-03-24 10:04
FAQ 1: 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).
2025-03-12 16:40
13 new added FAQs about relevant firms.
2024-12-05 17:13
FAQ 130 amended to reflect revoked General licences.
2024-11-14 16:55
FAQs 125-131 added.
2024-11-11 17:13
FAQ 124 added
2024-11-07 10:57
FAQ 123 added.
2024-11-05 13:06
FAQs 49-51, 55, 61-66, 72-73, 76 and 84 amended to reflect new Legal Services General Licence INT/2024/5334756.
2024-10-01 11:02
FAQ added for General Licence INT/2024/4919848 and Trust services
2024-08-15 16:10
20 questions added to the Russia section
2024-07-19 14:40
FAQs added: FAQ 92, FAQ 93, FAQ 94, FAQ 95, FAQ 96, FAQ 97, FAQ 98Subheading added: Trust Services SanctionsSubheading added: General Licence INT/2024/4919848
2024-07-16 12:12
FAQs 35 and 36 added
2024-05-08 13:50
FAQ 1 was amended on 8 May 2024 to include a link to the FCDO’s E-Alert Service.
2024-05-01 10:05
First published.