🇬🇧 United Kingdom · AML & KYC
Anti-money-laundering and customer-due-diligence obligations, regulated activities, and the official financial regulator.
In the UK, anti-money-laundering rules apply to regulated firms under the Money Laundering Regulations. Supervisors include the FCA (financial firms) and HMRC (some other sectors), while suspicious activity reports go to the National Crime Agency. Regulated businesses must register, perform customer due diligence (KYC), monitor transactions and report suspicious activity.
- Regulated firms must register with their supervisor (FCA or HMRC) under the Money Laundering Regulations.
- Perform customer due diligence (KYC) and ongoing transaction monitoring.
- Report suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency and keep records.
Official authorities
- FCA — financial crime
AML supervisor for financial firms.
- Money laundering supervision (GOV.UK)
Who must register and with whom (HMRC/FCA).
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- UK Government (GOV.UK) — UK's unified government services portal — visas, taxes, driving licences, benefits and more
- UK Visas and Immigration — UK visa applications, Biometric Residence Permits (BRP), and work authorization
- HM Revenue & Customs — Self Assessment tax returns, National Insurance, VAT registration and payment