This Practice Note provides information on UK sanctions regimes currently in force, including regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-money laundering Act 2018, the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ACSA 2001) and the Export Control Order 2008, SI 2008/3231. It also identifies the equivalent EU sanctions regime, where applicable, and provides useful further reading resources for each UK regime.

This Practice Note does not include details of the designations made under individual sanctions regimes. If an individual, organisation or other legal entity is designated under (ie is subject to) a particular UK sanctions regime (known as a designated person), their name will be recorded on the government’s official lists of sanctions designations. These are the UK Sanctions List and the Consolidated list of financial sanctions. These lists help businesses and individuals comply with their responsibilities under the various sanctions regimes. Regular screening of these official lists should form part of an internal sanctions compliance programme.

A sanctions regime is a collection of sanctions measures put in place for a particular set of purposes.