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Change description : 2025-03-12 16:40:00: 13 new added FAQs about relevant firms. [Guidance and regulation]

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UK Financial Sanctions FAQs

OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.

From:
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
1 May 2024
Last updated
512 DecemberMarch 20242025 — See all updates

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UK Financial Sanctions FAQs

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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

Updates to this page

Published 1 May 2024
Last updated 512 DecemberMarch 2024 2025 + show all updates

  1. 13 new added FAQs about relevant firms.

  2. FAQ 130 amended to reflect revoked General licences.

  4. FAQs 125-131 added.

  6. FAQ 124 added

  8. FAQ 123 added.

  10. FAQs 49-51, 55, 61-66, 72-73, 76 and 84 amended to reflect new Legal Services General Licence INT/2024/5334756.

  12. FAQ added for General Licence INT/2024/4919848 and Trust services

  14. 20 questions added to the Russia section

  16. 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

  18. FAQs 35 and 36 added

  20. FAQ 1 was amended on 8 May 2024 to include a link to the FCDO's E-Alert Service.

  22. First published.

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Update history

2025-04-22 15:38
FAQs 146-148 added.

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.