The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issues a quarterly report on the functioning of the Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA). Here is the text of the report:
Annex 1 (statistical tables omitted)
Written Ministerial Statement
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Operation of the UK’s Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime: 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen): Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to prepare a quarterly report regarding its exercise of the powers conferred on it by Part 1 of TAFA 2010. This written statement satisfies that requirement for the period 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.
This report also covers the UK’s implementation of the UN’s ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida asset freezing regime (ISIL-AQ), and the operation of the EU’s asset freezing regime under EU Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 concerning external terrorist threats to the EU (also referred to as the CP 931 regime).
Under the UN’s ISIL-AQ asset freezing regime, the UN has responsibility for designations and the Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), has responsibility for licensing and compliance with the regime in the UK under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011.
Under EU Regulation 2580/2001, the EU has responsibility for designations and OFSI has responsibility for licensing and compliance with the regime in the UK under Part 1 of TAFA 2010.
A new EU asset freezing regime under EU Regulation (2016/1686) was implemented on 22 September 2016. This permits the EU to make autonomous Al-Qaida and ISIL (Da’esh) listings.
The following tables set out the key asset-freezing activity in the UK during the quarter.
The recently passed Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) will help ensure that UK counterterrorist sanctions powers remain a useful tool for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to consider utilising, while also meeting the UK’s international obligations.
Under SAMLA, a designation could be made where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person or group is or has been involved in a defined terrorist activity and that designation is appropriate. This approach is in line with the UK’s current approach under UN and EU sanctions and would be balanced by procedural protections such as the ability of designated persons to challenge the Government in court.
Licensing
No licences were issued under any of the CT regimes during this quarter. Four General licences remained current during this quarter.3
Listings
All persons subject to financial sanctions
Consolidated list of all the individuals, organisations and businesses subject to financial sanctions in the UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of- targets/consolidated-list-of-targets
UN and EU sanctions on the Al-Qaida and ISIL (Da’esh) organisations
Current designations under the UN’s ISIL-AQ regime and EU Regulation 2016/1686:4
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-list-of-designated-persons-al-qaida
Current designations under the UK and EU’s terrorist asset-freezing regime
Current designations under TAFA 2010 and EU Regulation (EC) 2580/2001:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-list-of-designated-persons-terrorism-and- terrorist-financing
The following descriptors are included in the ‘Other Information’ field of the consolidated list:
• ‘UK listing only’ – listed under TAFA 2010 only
• ‘Both UK and EU listing’ – listed under TAFA 2010 and under the EU’s asset freezing regime 2580/2001
• ‘EU listing only’ – listed under EU’s asset freezing regime. The prohibitions are found in Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 with penalties given by TAFA 2010
Statistics:
Frozen funds:
- under TAFA: 6 frozen accounts, 9000 GBP
- under EU Reg 2580/2001: 1 account for less than 100 GBP
- Under ISIL-AQ Regime (EU Reg 881/2002): 35 accounts for 70,000 GBP
No new TAFA designations, but 2 new ISIL-AQ designations
No TAFA delistings, but 1 Final Designation renewal
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