Abbreviations
In the explanatory notes, the following abbreviations are used:
- ACSP – Authorised Corporate Service Provider
- AML – Anti Money Laundering
- ATCSA – Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
- CCA – Crime and Courts Act 2013
- CFA – Criminal Finances Act 2017
- CFT – Counter Terrorism Financing
- Cifas – National Fraud Database
- CJA – Criminal Justice Act 1987
- CPF – Counter Proliferation Financing
- DAML – Defence Against Money Laundering
- ECCT Act – Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
- ECTE Act – Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
- FATF – Financial Action Task Force
- FCA – Financial Conduct Authority
- FIU – Financial Intelligence Unit
- GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
- HRTC – High-Risk Third Countries
- HMT – HM Treasury
- ICO – Information Commissioners Office
- IO – Information Order
- LPs – Limited partnerships
- LCM – Legislative Consent Motion
- LEA – Local Enforcement Agencies
- LLPs – Limited liability partnerships
- LPs – Limited partnerships
- LSB – Legal Services Board
- MER – FATF’s 2018 Mutual Evaluation Report
- MLR – Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
- NCA – National Crime Agency
- POCA – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- PSC – People with Significant Control
- RLE – Relevant Legal Entity
- SAMLA – Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
- SAR – Suspicious Activity Report
- SDT – Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
- SFO – Serious Fraud Office
- SLPs – Scottish limited partnerships
- SMEs – Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
- SRA – Solicitors Regulation Authority
- TACT – Terrorism Act 2000
- TPI – Third Party Intermediary
- UKFIU – United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit
