Guidance
OFSI Video Guidance
OFSI's new series, 'Financial Sanctions: The Basics', highlights 6 key areas in OFSI and financial sanctions more generally.
Introduction to OFSI and Financial Sanctions
Introduction to OFSI and Financial Sanctions
The first video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series provides detail on the work carried out at OFSI and how financial sanctions work more generally.
OFSI Guidance
The second video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series provides an insight into the range of guidance that OFSI produces to help individuals and companies comply with UK financial sanctions.
Finding Out Who is a Designated Person
Finding Out Who is a Designated Person
The third video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series gives an overview of how to find which individuals are designated under UK sanctions, how OFSI and FCDO come together when there are new designations, and what firms should do once an individual has been designated.
Reporting to OFSI
The fourth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series covers what to do if you suspect a financial sanctions breach, and explains how to report to OFSI quickly and effectively.
General Licences
The fifth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series provides an introduction to general licences, with an overview of who might use one and how they work.
Specific Licences
The sixth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series explains what a specific licence is and how to apply for one.
Updates to this page
Published 4 June 2025
Last updated 19 March 2026
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Consolidated list video replaced with Finding Out Who is a Designated Person video
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First published.