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Criminal Finances Act 2017

Annex A – Glossary

ATCSA: Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

AFIs: Accredited Financial Investigators

Affirmative procedure: Statutory instruments that are subject to the "affirmative procedure" must be approved by both the House of Commons and House of Lords to become law.

CDs: British Crown Dependencies i.e. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man

CPS: Crown Prosecution Service

DPP: Director of Public Prosecutions

ECHR: European Court of Human Rights

EU: European Union

FIU: Financial Investigation Units

FCA: Financial Conduct Authority

HMRC: Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

JMLIT: Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Unit

LPP: Legal Professional Privilege

MLRs: Money Laundering Regulations

NCA: National Crime Agency

OTs: British Overseas Territories with a financial centre i.e. Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

PEPs: Politically Exposed Persons

POCA: The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

SAR: Suspicious Activity Report

SDSR: The Strategic Defence and Security Review

SFO: Serious Fraud Office

SI: Statutory Instrument

TACT: Terrorism Act 2000

UWO: Unexplained Wealth Order

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