Found: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 Criminal enforcement of trade sanctions is the responsibility

Found: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 Criminal enforcement of trade sanctions is the responsibility

Found: not limited to: Export Control Act 2002; Dual-Use Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009; Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) gives the government independent powers to

Found: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 provides the Government with the power to make sanctions

Found: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 provides the Government with the power to make sanctions

Found: The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the attack on a Christian-run hospital in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We condemn the horrifying attacks by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Healthcare facilities, hospitals, and other humanitarian centres must never be targeted. We remind all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law and stress that those responsible for human rights violations and abuses must be held accountable. We have raised the actions of the ADF repeatedly at the UN and have sanctioned them under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. UK Ministers and senior officials regularly raise the importance of protecting civilians with the Government of DRC. We continue to work through UN bodies and other multilateral fora to promote and protect these rights.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to amend the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to (a) strengthen the powers and (b) expand the (i) jurisdictional reach and (ii) scope of the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to help reduce ransomware attacks.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The government is committed to calling out malicious cyber activities that threaten the UK's national interests and economic prosperity. Sanctions are an important part of our diplomatic toolkit, helping us to disrupt ransomware operations.

Our cyber sanctions regime allows us to impose cost and risk on those that carry out malicious cyber activity, and to deter others who consider similar acts. The regime is suitably broad, and allows us to freeze the assets of those around the world who have undermined the integrity, prosperity, or security of the UK and its partners. Under these powers, we have designated seventy-nine people, including sixteen members of prolific Russian cybercrime gang Evil Corp, and one of the senior leaders of LockBit which, at the time, was one of the most harmful ransomware operations affecting the UK.

We will continue to explore future use and implementation of our cyber sanctions regime against ransomware actors as part of a broader range of approaches to combat cybercrime globally.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent attacks on Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to (a) protect the Christian community and (b) promote religious freedom in the country.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We condemn the horrifying attacks by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We have raised the actions of the ADF in the UN repeatedly and have sanctioned them under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. UK Ministers and senior officials, including our Ambassador in Kinshasa, regularly raise the importance of protecting civilians with the Government of DRC. We continue to remind all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law and stress that those who have committed human rights violations and abuses must be held accountable.  The UK Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) plays a critical role in promoting FoRB, through global diplomatic engagement, our engagement in multilateral fora, and UK and programme funding. The UK will continue to work through UN bodies and other multilateral fora to promote and protect these rights in the DRC.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle anti-Christian violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are deeply concerned by an escalation in attacks by Islamic State - Democratic Republic of the Congo (IS-DRC), also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, who primarily target Christians. The UK has repeatedly raised the actions of IS-DRC in the United Nations, including at the United Nations Security Council and Human Rights Council, and have sanctioned them through the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria are used to determine which (a) individuals and (b) companies involved in people smuggling should be recommended for sanctions.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The new regime has been established by this government to prevent and disrupt the operations of criminal gangs who smuggle people along dangerous migrant routes to attempt the channel crossing into the UK. This new regime boosts our ability to prevent, combat, deter, and disrupt irregular migration and hold smugglers and their enablers accountable.

The Government has set out the following factors relevant to the consideration of designations under the Global Irregular Migration regime in a policy note here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-irregular-migration-sanctions-consideration-of-designations/global-irregular-migration-sanctions-consideration-of-designations#interaction-with-law-enforcement-activities. These include wider government irregular migration policy priorities and the scale, nature and impact of the activity. Sanctions are a foreign policy and national security tool under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and the exercise of sanctions functions under that Act is a matter for the Foreign Secretary.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the list of (a) individuals and (b) entities sanctioned under the new people smuggling sanctions regime.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Sanctions List is updated every time a decision is made to make, vary or revoke a designation. The list is published on gov.uk and sets out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why. It can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list. The list of individuals and entities sanctioned under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons regime was updated on 23 July 2025.

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Found: 2025The Secretary of State(1), considering that the condition in section 45(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Merchant Shipping Act 1995,50 and based on sanctions regimes established under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: 2018, s 1. 2 Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, s 45. 3 Sanctions and

Found: re-introduced to meet the requirements for parliamentary scrutiny as set out by the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: an exception created under, or direction given by virtue of, section 15(4) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: an exception created under, or direction given by virtue of, section 15(4) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753) (“th e Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020 /753) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions List has been the primary list of sanctions designations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 55(5)(d) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: “Financial Services” means Financial Services as defined in section 61(1) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: of the Space Industry Act 2018 • paragraphs 15, 18 and 19 of Schedule 2 to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: of the Space Industry Act 2018 • paragraphs 15, 18 and 19 of Schedule 2 to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 202 2 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281) (the Regulations) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions List has been the primary list of sanctions designations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: Autonomous Sanctions Regulations” means Those sanctions regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: has the power to issue General Licences for country sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: evasion, terrorist financing or breaching of sanctions imposed by regulations under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

Found: The regime operates under the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (“the Sanctions Act”) UK

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 20 25/902) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 20 25/902) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: Sanctions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 20 25/902) (“the Regulations”) were made under the Sanctions and Anti -Money Laundering Act

Found: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) gives the UK autonomous powers to impose, implement

Found: Background    Using the powers conferred by the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act (the Sanctions

Found: DBT develops and implements trade sanctions under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 on