UK received record number of SARs

摘要

THE UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) received and processed a “record number” of 478,437 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) between April 2018 and March 2019, a 3.1 percent increase from the previous period. The Unit saw a 53 percent increase in requests for a Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) (34,543). Over the year, £131.7 million was denied to criminals as a result of DAML requests where law enforcement obtained restraint or used new civil powers under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 to freeze an account. This is up from the previous year, when £51.9 million was denied.