Frequently Asked Questions
What is The HM Treasury Sanctions file ?
Last Updated 8 years ago
The HM Treasury Sanctions file lists international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic designations under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act 2010 and licensing exemptions to financial sanctions.
It is a list of known individuals and organisations that The Asset Freezing Unit of the Treasury has identified.
The flag is matched purely based on the name of the subject of the search (not the address), and in most cases upon investigation will not be the same entity, but we flag the match to allow a company's MLRO to investigate further by referring to the data provided by the Treasury and ensuring there really is no match. The match is done using best match fuzzy logic, so could easily match the name 'John Smith' to 'Johnathon Smith', 'John William Smith' and (particularly for non-european names) to 'Smith John'.
If you go to http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_index.htm you will be able to find further information and download the most recent copy of the most recent consolidated list in a number of different formats.
It is a list of known individuals and organisations that The Asset Freezing Unit of the Treasury has identified.
The flag is matched purely based on the name of the subject of the search (not the address), and in most cases upon investigation will not be the same entity, but we flag the match to allow a company's MLRO to investigate further by referring to the data provided by the Treasury and ensuring there really is no match. The match is done using best match fuzzy logic, so could easily match the name 'John Smith' to 'Johnathon Smith', 'John William Smith' and (particularly for non-european names) to 'Smith John'.
If you go to http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_index.htm you will be able to find further information and download the most recent copy of the most recent consolidated list in a number of different formats.