AML Risk Assessment Written Procedures

Where a business has obligations under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR), they must use a risk-based approach to identify, assess and prevent money laundering. Carrying out an AML Risk Assessment involves several steps, which can include (but are not limited to): –

– Identifying the money laundering risks relevant to your business.
– Completing a company-wide risk assessment which includes areas such as delivery channels, transactions, products/services, customer behaviour etc.
– Assessing the risks associated with your customers.

Official AML Audit Checklist

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Why Use an AML Audit Checklist? Any good audit checklist should enable you to carry out a gap analysis of your anti-money laundering compliance. The AML audit checklist should cover the mandatory rules and requirements set out by the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR), including any amendments. It should also allow you to assess compliance with […]

Suspicious Activity Report Template

Suspicious Activity Report Template

Why use a Suspicious Activity Report Template? It provides the confidence to know that you are collecting, documenting and submitting the right data, in the right format, to the right governing body. It will also save you time and money buy joining 10,000+ firms who already use our templates! Reporting Suspicious Activities Businesses with obligations […]

Free GDPR Information Audit Template

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This free GDPR information audit template is already used by thousands of firms with obligations under the UK GDPR. We have designed it to comply with current data protection legislation, which includes the recently enforced Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The template is provided free by Know Your Compliance Limited and does not require […]

Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) Policy

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DUAA Summary The Data Use and Access Act 2025 (“the DUAA”) does not mean starting over with data protection policies and procedures. Rather, it updates some on the existing legislation and regulations and aims to provide simplicity in certain areas. The Act adds to and in some cases updates existing UK data protection laws such […]

Anti Money Laundering Policy Templates

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Anti money laundering policy templates will save you time and money. Understanding and complying with the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) is a complex and time consuming facet of running a business. Many sectors and industries have obligations under the and are supervised by approved governing bodies. The main Supervisory Authorities for money laundering are HMRC […]

Are the GDPR Recitals Important?

YES! Organisations should be reading the Recitals alongside the Articles to ensure complete compliance with the Regulations. The Recitals provide a mixture of additional information and supporting context, therefore supplementing the Articles. The information provided in the GDPR Recitals serve to make them more relatable to businesses and provide essential information for effectively implementing the […]

GDPR Compliant Privacy Notice Example

GDPR Information to be Provided GDPR Art. 13 & 14 specify what information needs to be provided to individuals when their personal data is being processed. The former Article refers to data collected directly from the subject and should be provided in a Privacy Notice. The Regulation is very specific in the information provision requirements, […]

Compliant Privacy Notice Template

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What is a Privacy Notice? A privacy notice as a document, form, webpage or pop-up that is provided to individuals at the point their personal information is collected. Where data is obtained indirectly, the notice is provided at the earliest opportunity. A business is obligated to provide a privacy notice to all individuals when their […]

AML High Risk Countries

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High-Risk Countries Regulations The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 came into force on 24th January 2024. It makes alterations to Regulation 33(3)(a) of The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR). Prior to this date, countries posing a higher risk of money […]