Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department made to the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering ahead of the release of that body's evaluation of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime in December 2018.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global standard-setter on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. In line with the FATF procedures (available at http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/4th-round-procedures.html), HM Treasury submitted supporting documents for its evaluation in autumn 2017, outlining the technical compliance and efficacy of the UK’s regime. HM Treasury officials subsequently engaged with FATF assessors during on-site meetings in March 2018 and at face-to-face meetings in August 2018. The UK’s report was formally agreed by FATF members at the October 2018 FATF plenary meeting and published on 7 December 2018.